Louisiana residents feel inflation is 3 Times worse reveals study

Louisianans feel inflation is three times the the reality, reveals study.•Louisianans polled said they think inflation feels like 7.5%.•Perceptions of inflation vary across the country.•Infographic included.Why does everything seem so expensive these days?

Inside the cynicism that shaped the American election: 5 key cohorts

A comprehensive typology of Americans identifies five key cohorts based on their views of the country, its institutions, their political engagement and their attitudes toward the future.Ahead of the transformative election that swept Donald J.

Economic Dashboard economic indicators continue to show uncertainty in Louisiana

The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its November 2024 issue of the Central Louisiana Economic Dashboard.

Landry announces $10 billion artificial intelligence optimized data center

Gov. Jeff Landry announced this week that Meta has selected North Louisiana as the site of $10 billion Meta Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center Landry said the investment is a ‘game changer” for our state.

Edwards and Duke-the Race from Hell

It was 33 years ago this past week that perhaps the most consequential and controversial election in the nation’s history took place here in the Bayou State.Edwin Edwards and David Duke squared off in a run-off election for Governor.

Kennedy’s controversial views on our health

The person who heads up the federal Department of Health and Human Services is quite essential to Louisiana. Louisiana citizens, bless their souls, are in large numbers, poor, unhealthy, and aging at a higher rate than many other states.

Louisiana leads the country in sales tax

It’s not often that Louisiana leads the country in any category. But for several years, the state has gone above and beyond in one category: sales tax.Friday marked the end of a special tax session in the Legislature, which cut income taxes and raised average sales taxes to 10.

Speaker Johnson speculates on what Republican-led government will do

During various television interviews , Speaker Mike Johnson, in discussed how a Republican-led government will secure the border and prevent the largest tax hike in US history, as well as the strength of President Trump’s cabinet appointments, and the need to rein in federal spending.

A Thanksgiving Reflection

As Thanksgiving approaches it may benefit us to take a deep breath and realize that although this past year was at times difficult, punctuated by a tumultuous presidential election, we have made it. We have persevered through another year and that is commendable, in and of itself.

A Death Row Inmate

Most of Tom’s life was spent in incarceration, but now he was sentenced to death by guillotine. The date of his execution was set for Nov. 19. As he sat on death row, he could do nothing but wait.From his jail cell, he could see others awaiting a similar fate.