+2 Faimon Roberts: In City Hall’s latest St. George drama, the barbs are coming from inside the house BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jul 24, 2026 To the surprise and delight of no one, the fight over St. George is back. But this time, the verbal bullets are flying between members of city-parish government, with the Metro Council and par…
Faimon Roberts: Despite legislators’ moos, raw milk law has been detrimental to public health BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jul 24, 2026 The Louisiana Legislature has sometimes been accused of having a herd mentality. One time it was literally true.
Faimon Roberts: Jury duty, a completely unglamorous but essential service BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jul 17, 2026 There’s nothing glamorous about the jury pool room on the third floor of the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center. Its off-white walls, beige chairs and fluorescent lights are almost the platonic…
Faimon Roberts: Justice in Murrill saga requires an open courtroom BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Jul 10, 2026 Irrespective of the legal merits of the recent New Orleans grand jury’s indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill, one thing is beyond question: What transpired in the courtroom and hallway b…
Faimon Roberts: Rev. Tony Spell’s beliefs, not just his actions, run counter to historic Christianity BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jul 6, 2026 Whether the Rev. Tony Spell will be convicted of a crime is a question that will be answered by a Louisiana jury.
Faimon Roberts: Randy Smith joins the St. Tammany hall of shame BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jun 26, 2026 Wednesday morning, in a Covington courtroom, yet another St. Tammany politico saw his legacy dashed upon the rocks of a criminal conviction.
+2 Faimon Roberts: St. Tammany’s love for law enforcement faces its distaste for taxes BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Jun 23, 2026 On Saturday, when the (probably few) voters around Louisiana go to the polls, most of their attention will be on the intense Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff between Julia Letlow and John…
Faimon Roberts: Anti-carbon capture forces emboldened by Beaver Lake project cancellation BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Jun 19, 2026 Has Louisiana’s anti-carbon capture insurgency notched its first win? That depends on who you ask.
Faimon Roberts: Louisiana hunters will soon be able to bag more alligators. That’s a good thing. BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jun 16, 2026 It may seem strange to talk about 10,000 alligators dying as a thing worth celebrating, but hear me out.
Faimon Roberts: Richland Parish teachers get a taste of Meta money BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jun 12, 2026 Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the massive tax payment that Meta dropped into rural Richland Parish — more than $22 million, approximately doubling the normal sales tax revenue.
+2 Faimon Roberts: Even after being booked, Randy Smith still misses the mark BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Jun 5, 2026 Randy Smith doesn’t get it.
Faimon Roberts: St. George’s incorporation didn’t end disputes about the city BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Jun 2, 2026 One could be forgiven for thinking that the Louisiana Supreme Court’s 2024 decision validating the incorporation of St. George signaled an end to more than a decade of local hostilities over t…
Faimon Roberts: Hand over a national forest to locals? Send that order back BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist May 31, 2026 At first blush, a plan to give 140,000 acres of Kisatchie National Forest to Grant Parish’s government and school board is ridiculous. Farcical, even.
Faimon Roberts: Richland Parish coffers jolted with Meta money BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated May 25, 2026 To listen to some, Meta’s Death Star-scale data center in Richland Parish spells nothing but doom. They say it’s going to use too much power and water, it doesn’t pay enough taxes and it won’t…
Faimon Roberts: St. George school amendment fails, but not on its merits BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist May 17, 2026 The St. George schools effort is dead.
Faimon Roberts: In Ronald Greene wrongful death case, money is good but it’s not justice BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated May 15, 2026 No amount of money can equal justice. But $4.8 million is about as close as the family of Ronald Greene is likely to get.
Faimon Roberts: Facing a budget squeeze, Louisiana DAs go on offense BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist May 12, 2026 Hillar Moore is taking his case to a familiar place: state district court.
Faimon Roberts: A Roman stone found in a New Orleans backyard is rightfully back home BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist May 9, 2026 Sextus Congenius Verus finally has made it home. Or rather, his grave marker has.
Faimon Roberts: Louisiana needs a budget for water BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist May 5, 2026 Thank God we’re not in Texas.
+2 Faimon Roberts: In Baton Rouge tragedy, Sid Edwards led while Jeff Landry lectured BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Apr 27, 2026 Sid Edwards struck just the right tone.
Faimon Roberts: The Legislature pushes back against creeping secrecy in higher ed BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Apr 26, 2026 Sometimes, the Legislature gets it right.
Faimon Roberts: LIV Golf might leave Louisiana in the lurch BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Apr 20, 2026 Louisiana’s bet on LIV Golf is looking increasingly like a loser.
+3 Faimon Roberts: For the children of Apollo, Artemis success was extra special BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Apr 15, 2026 The splashdown of the Artemis II mission Friday evening, with the crew capsule gently floating down into the Pacific Ocean under its striped parachutes, capped for NASA — and for many space fa…
Faimon Roberts: Lake De Cade case shows how a coast becomes unlivable BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Apr 10, 2026 In Louisiana, we can look south to see the future.
Faimon Roberts: Hiding public university athlete pay is a loss for taxpayers BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Apr 7, 2026 This could have been the shortest column you’ll ever read.
Faimon Roberts: In Baton Rouge, happy days are here again. For now. BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Mar 25, 2026 Finally, a win for Sid Edwards.
Faimon Roberts: Retiring Louisiana district attorney shares lessons from 30 years of prosecutions BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Mar 16, 2026 AMITE — Even long arms get tired. When that happens, it might be time to let go.
Faimon Roberts: Wanna bet on aliens? Prediction markets are the new, unregulated frontier for gamblers. BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Mar 13, 2026 Will the U.S. government confirm that aliens exist this year? Want to bet on it?