Governor’s executive order prevents use of critical theory in State’s K-12

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order this week preventing the use of critical race theory in Louisiana’s K-12 public education system.Critical Race Theory (CRT) includes divisive teachings that instruct students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood.

Are you headed for a vehicle financial trap that’s hard to escape?

Tens of thousands of Louisianans who financed their vehicles are on the brink of a financial meltdown, caught in the tightening grip of negative equity.Tyler Letson, an expert from Frisco CDJR, sounds the alarm on a growing crisis that threatens to ensnare countless car owners in a financial trap...

Federal judge blocks assault on farmers

Federal judge blocks Biden-Harris assault on Louisiana farmers; halts rule to unionize temporary foreign agriculture workers The Southern District of Georgia granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor to halt a rule that would have created unionization protections for...

Cassidy seeks investigation of allegations of sexual abuse of migrant children

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called on HELP Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to hold a hearing to investigate Southwest Key Programs Inc., an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) contractor, over...

State joins lawsuit against Ticketmaster

Attorney General Liz Murrill and her fellow Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster...

State Treasurer responds to attack on his criticism of Bank of America

In his WWL-TV commentary and several columns, Gambit political editor Clancy DuBos has attacked my decision to not recommend Bank of America as a state fiscal agent. He said it amounts to “cheap political theater.”

Are we all Federal criminals in Louisiana?

US Justice Neil Gorsuch has written a new book called “Over Ruled.” The premise is simple. There are just way too many federal and state laws on the books. He concludes that there are numerous average citizens that are slapped down by overbearing prosecutors.

God Speaks Through a CT Scan

Yesterday I had a CT scan at our local hospital. My doctor wants to check my mouth which has an infected ulcer.As I laid on the platform awaiting the scan I thought of the miracles of medical science.There was no anxiety present while the scan began.

Report details how safety-net benefits discourage low-income workers from escaping poverty

The Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) has unveiled a compelling new report that examines the unintended consequences of our nation’s social safetynet system on low-wage workers.

USDA awards grants totaling $163 million through REAP

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced July 25 that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Rural Energy for America Technical Assistance...