No political convention in Louisiana!

The Republicans just finished a rousing convention in, of all places, Milwaukee. About the only thing of interest the delegates might want to visit are a number of breweries and the Harley Davidson Museum.

Assassination attempt of Trump shouldn’t surprise us

President Trump could have easily died last week. The bullet whizzed by his head close enough to injure his ear. Had his head been turning in a different direction, or at a different angle, he would likely have been killed.How did we get here?

215,732 Louisiana workers set to gain significant bonus benefits

In a move aimed at bolstering worker protections nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled a significant update to overtime pay regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Speaker Johnson Reacts to Secret Service Director Cheatle’s Resignation

At the House Republican Leadership press conference Tuesday morning, Speaker Johnson discussed the details of the newlyannounced Task Force to Investigate the Assassination Attempt of presidential nominee Donald Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress tomorrow, and the Democrats’...

Foster Campbell gets tough on ‘Moon Griffon’

If the job of newspapers is “to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” as has famously been said, then political reporter Tyler Bridges failed at his job.His June 30 profile of radio entertainer Moon Griffon was an opportunity to accurately describe the wannabe Rush Limbaugh as an...

Flight 777

On June 1, 1943, in the midst of World War II, Leslie, a film producer, along with his business manager Alfred Chenhalls, boarded a civilian British Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-3 airplane for a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, England.

Civil Rights leader gets American Democracy Award

Sec. of State Nancy Landry is pleased to announce that Louisiana native Johnnie Jones, a veteran of the Second World War and key figure of the Civil Rights Movement, has been posthumously named the 2024 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award winner.

A divided Democratic party and the coup against Joe Biden

The Democratic Party is divided.On the one side is the faction that wants to dump the presidential candidate chosen by more than 14 million Democratic primary voters.On the other side is the faction that wants to keep the presidential candidate who almost certainly will not serve out his four-year...

How to lower auto insurance

Louisiana legislators met last week to find legal solutions that will lower the cost of automobile bill insurance throughout the state.Hey, all you guy and gal lawmakers. There are no new laws that will make any difference.

Don’t ever argue with your mother!

Jerome “Jerry” Silberman was born in 1933. When Jerry was eight years old, his mother had a heart attack. When she was well enough to return from the hospital, her doctor escorted her and Jerry’s father back to their home. This was in the era when doctors made house calls.