Guest Column: Wetlands need ‘Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy’ BY NATALIE ROBOTTOM Jul 24, 2026 Every hurricane season, meteorologists track storms to prepare for their effects. Emergency managers train and preposition supplies for their communities. Elected officials declare states of e…
Guest Column: New Orleans’ property task force needs an heirs-first track BY KIM BRAUD Jul 24, 2026 Mayor Helena Moreno's new blight task force aims to move some of New Orleans' 6,500 adjudicated properties back into commerce, with focused work starting in the Lower 9th Ward and Hoffman Triangle.
+2 Guest Column: New Orleans isn’t a Louisiana liability. It’s an asset. BY MITCH LANDRIEU Jul 24, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry has spent weeks making his feelings about New Orleans unmistakable. He said the city "thinks they're so special," declared that the old axiom "where goes New Orleans, so goes …
+2 Guest Column: Louisiana’s offshore reserves a key part of energy security and future BY GIFFORD BRIGGS Jul 24, 2026 As geopolitical instability reshapes global energy markets and allies increasingly look to the United States for reliable supply, Louisiana and our nation face a critical question: Will we con…
Guest Column: Childcare is the work that makes work possible BY SHANNON JOHNS Jul 20, 2026 Every morning before 7 a.m., my parking lot fills with parents who are already tired. A nurse heading into a 12-hour shift. An EMT clocking in for an overnight. A young mother who, almost apol…
Guest Column: The missing ingredient in civics education is conversation BY JAY LAPEYRE Jul 20, 2026 As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, many communities are revisiting the documents, events and leaders that shaped our nation's history. Louisiana has an opportunity to do something eq…
Sen. John Kennedy: New law aims to help make home ownership easier BY JOHN KENNEDY Jul 17, 2026 When moms and dads lie down to sleep at night and can’t, it’s primarily because they are worried about the cost of living in America. And the largest expense most Americans face each month is housing.
Guest Column: Murrill case shows that lawfare has no winners BY LANCE BEAL Jul 17, 2026 On July 2, a grand jury charged Attorney General Liz Murrill with 16 felonies because of letters she sent in May to New Orleans officials during the Orleans Parish clerk of court dispute. One …
Guest Column: After decades of oil and gas, the Gulf may be confronting offshore fish farms by Justin Solet Jul 17, 2026 Louisiana’s fishing grounds are already under pressure from decades of oil and gas development. Now Congress is advancing a bill that could open the door to offshore fish farming in the Gulf.
+3 Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser: Aerospace can drive better employment in La., but only if we invest in our workforce BY BILLY NUNGESSER Jul 10, 2026 Louisiana has an opportunity to compete for thousands of high-paying jobs in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world: aerospace.
+2 Guest Column: LA’s White voter shift to Republican Party is now complete, data show BY ED CHERVENAK Jul 10, 2026 Louisiana is experiencing a historic political milestone. According to voter registration data from the Secretary of State’s office, for the first time in the state’s modern history, the numbe…
Guest Column: For addicts on the streets, treatment works better than incarceration BY ADRIENNE TOBLER AND TRAVERS KURR Jul 10, 2026 John was caught in the unyielding cycle of addiction. Over time, the disease cost him his job, his family and his home. Surviving on the streets of New Orleans, he sought shelter from the elem…
Guest Column: A year after Louisiana’s grid failure, what have we learned? BY MADELYN SMITH Jul 10, 2026 Thirteen months ago, tens of thousands of Louisiana residents lost power during a load shed event, when electricity was intentionally shut off to protect the overall stability of the grid. The…
+2 Secretary of State Nancy Landry: Louisiana Purchase was the deal that built a country NANCY LANDRY Jul 6, 2026 As Louisiana’s secretary of state, I have the privilege of overseeing our elections, business services, the Louisiana State Archives and many of our state museums.
+2 La. Supreme Court Chief Justice: Judiciary’s responsibility to fulfill the promise of the Declaration BY JOHN L. WEIMER Jul 3, 2026 On the Fourth of July, our nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding charter: the Declaration of Independence. Adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress, …
+3 Guest Column: Before La. joined the United States, New Orleans nuns had questions BY CHRISTOPHER WISEMAN Jul 3, 2026 Today, it’s not easy to imagine New Orleans as anything other than part of the United States.
+2 Dr. Reynold Verret: The unfinished work of freedom: HBCUs and America's 250th DR. REYNOLD VERRET Jul 3, 2026 This summer, America turns 250 years old. Across the country, communities are marking the occasion with celebrations and ceremonies. Flags will fly, speeches will be given and the nation will …
+4 America 250 Essay: Joyeux anniversaire et merci, from an old friend By RODOLPHE SAMBOU Jul 2, 2026 I still remember it vividly.
+2 Guest Column: Caddo’s vote against Pride Month sends a devastating message to LGBTQ youth BY ALYSSA GARZA Jun 30, 2026 While Pride Month, in June, is intended to acknowledge and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, it is bittersweet for many. This June marks the 10-year anniversary of the massacre at Pulse nightclu…
+2 Garret Graves: Louisiana shrunk the electorate. It was a solution in search of a problem GARRET GRAVES Jun 29, 2026 America was born from a simple but powerful principle: Government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed. That principle inspired our Declaration of Independence, shaped our C…
Bob Marshall: What Big Oil is not telling students about CCS BOB MARSHALL Jun 28, 2026 Like many here in Louisiana, I was not shocked to read that our state had invited the oil industry into our schools to “educate” young minds, teaching them that capturing carbon emissions at t…
+2 Former state Rep. Joe Marino III: Redistricting fights highlight pitfalls of partisanship BY JOE MARINO IIIUpdated Jun 29, 2026 I served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives as an Independent. Being a member of the "no party" party gave me a unique perspective on the legislative process. I often joked th…
Guest Column: Federal rule could hit these Louisiana small businesses hard BY JEAN PITRE Jun 26, 2026 The hairstylist who has done your color for years is a Louisiana-licensed professional. So is the barber across the street, the massage therapist who eased your back pain after surgery, the es…
Guest Column: Why I support N.O. schools BY JULIENNE LOUIS-ANDERSON Jun 26, 2026 For the first time since Katrina, the Orleans Parish school district earned a “B” from the state on its District Performance Score, or DPS. More than 90% of schools scored a B or above during …
Guest Column: New Orleans and Colombia hit the right notes, even beyond music BY ERNESTO FIOCCHETTO Jun 26, 2026 At this year's Jazz Fest, Colombian singer Carlos Vives looked out at the Fair Grounds crowd and sang what anyone from New Orleans or Barranquilla already feels in their bones: “La ciudad de N…
+3 Guest Column: To win in manufacturing, the U.S. needs La. energy and improved permitting BY WILL GREEN AND JAY TIMMONS Jun 26, 2026 Our country is the product of our history. And as America’s 250th anniversary nears, those echoes sound with unusual clarity.
+2 America 250 essay: No one understood what freedom meant more than those who had been enslaved KAYE WHITEHEAD Jun 19, 2026 The history of America is written in blood, civil strife, rebellion, resistance, treachery and deception. It is also written in bravery, heroism, sacrifice and slavery. America was built on th…
+2 D.A. Jason Williams: Legislative changes undermine years of hard work on public safety BY JASON WILLIAMSUpdated Jun 19, 2026 The Republican legislative supermajority’s targeting of New Orleans threatens to undermine years of hard-fought public safety progress.