State treasurer comments on Amendment No. 2

As a longtime proponent of making government less complicated and more user-friendly for taxpayers, State Treasurer John M. Schroder encourages voters’ close review and consideration of Amendment No. 2 on Nov. 18.

Governor-elect Landry names transition councils

Last week Governor- elect Jeff Landry announced his 14 transition councils and their chairs.

Amazon invests in second facility in Shreveport’s ShrevePark

Amazon is entering into an agreement for a new last-mile facility in Caddo Parish.This new facility will be approximately 87,000 square feet at the Shreve Park Industrial Campus located off Highway 3132.

Louisiana center of the political universe?

Remember the story about the dog chasing cars until he finally caught one? Now what does he do? If ever there was a time in Louisiana history when Republican elected officials all over the state “finally caught one,” now is the time.

The superpower that can’t arm itself

No matter how much we'd like to believe in the inevitably of human progress and the spread of enlightened norms, we've learned the past couple of years that we still need artillery shells lots of artillery shells.

Majority of voters don’t care in Louisiana

So they threw a party, and nobody came. That’s what happened in Louisiana’s recent gubernatorial election. The turnout of voters going to the polls was a pathetic 35%. But remember that only 50% of Louisiana citizens are actually registered.

Four amendments will be on Nov. 18 ballot

Voters are asked to consider another four amendments to the Louisiana Constitution in the Nov. 18 election.

Abraham’s Almost Forgotten Novel

American Journalist Christopher Hitchens once said, “Everyone has a book inside them, which is exactly where it should, I think, in most cases, remain.

Rooted in community, farm to school programs growing strong

Over the past decade, the farm to school movement has reached millions of students in the United States and its territories.

A close call in Israel!

In my column a few weeks ago, I shared my excitement of traveling to the Holy Land for the first time. I had set out a specific agenda to explore my own spirituality as I’ve grown older, and I listed all the places I wanted to go. What an amazing trip. It turned out to be all I had anticipated.