I’m too young to be 84!

Here is a message I received from one of my grandkids this week. “Hey JB, it’s your birthday, and you just turned 84, I know you will live for many, many more.“ I sure hope I do. I understand that I’m getting a bit older and that I cannot ignore life’s ending.

Two Major La. military installations generate $3 billion

Lt. Johnson Garrison Commander Colonel Clifton “CJ” Lopez,Louisiana’s two major military installations – Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish and Fort Johnson in Vernon Parish – not only are vital defense facilities for the state and nation but also are major revenue producers for the...

LABI endorses BESE board’s accountability framework formula

This week the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) joined Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) officers in endorsing the thoughtful and comprehensive accountability framework crafted by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Natchitoches Parish School Board joins AG’s Title IX suit

Attorney General Liz Murrill announces 17 school boards across Louisiana have joined our lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announces that 17 school boards across the State have joined our Title IX lawsuit as plaintiffs...

LABI endorses streamlined accountability framework unveiled by Dept. of Education

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) joined Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) officers in endorsing the thoughtful and comprehensive accountability framework crafted by the Louisiana Department of Education.

AG says panel creating chaos

The Secretary of State has consistently said May 15 is a hard, real deadline. Yet the panel seems inclined toward creating more chaos in our Congressional elections in a presidential election year.

Columnist says don’t rush Trump J6 case just yet

No, don’t rush the Trump J6 case When the Supreme Court said it would hear Donald Trump’s immunity claim in the Jan. 6 case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, the former president’s enemies erupted in anger.It was delay for delay’s sake. It was a rank political favor for an ally.

Kennedy, Cassidy call on Biden to end regulations destroying energy production in Gulf

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Thursday joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and colleagues in urging the Biden administration’s Commerce and Interior Departments not to move forward with proposed regulations that would...

Open government under assault in Louisiana!

Does the average Louisiana citizen have a legal right to follow the internal workings of government in Louisiana? Not just in Baton Rouge at the state capital, but in deliberations that take place by school boards, city councils, police juries and any other sanctioned public body?

Pres. Reagan was right about missile defense

From the days of my youth, I recall with great fondness the presidency of President Ronald Reagan. Full disclosure—my brother Tom was working on the White House Staff at the time, and I was attending The Heights Preparatory School in Potomac, Maryland.