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State Ethics Board apparently taking its cue from Attorney General Jeff...

Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Legislature could probably learn a thing or two about building budgetary surpluses from the St. Landry Parish Fire Protection District No. 2—except at least one...

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Irony Anyone? (or how to blow more money daily than many make yearly while...

By Stephen Winham Guest Columnist In the unfunny joke that was the latest “special” [not] legislative session there were no real surprises.  After much bickering over a small gobble-de-gook of...

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DeSoto Parish Sheriff abruptly resigns four years after one critical audit,...

Why would DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle abruptly resign less than midway through his fifth consecutive term in office? Arbuckle, who stepped down, effective today (Friday, March 16), attributed...

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Ever wonder why legislature can’t fix state’s fiscal problems? Take a look at...

In case you’ve ever taken the time to wonder why our legislature has been unable—or unwilling—to effective address the looming fiscal crisis for the state, here’s a quick lesson in civics that may help...

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Nursing home patients in danger of eviction? Don’t believe it. Campaign...

If you like political posturing, puffery, bombast, and breast-beating, then the reaction to that LETTER being sent out to 37,000 nursing home patients in Louisiana is tailor-made for political junkies...

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Democrat in red St. Tammany Parish bucking system in quest for former Rep....

Sean Morrison is fighting a tough battle in one of the reddest of a decidedly red state’s parishes. But he doesn’t make any apologies for his positions and he stands ready to take the fight to the...

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Fifteen-minute video by Together Louisiana illustrates the inequity of...

LouisianaVoice has expressed concerns about the industrial tax incentives, aka giveaway programs, for years. It has been our contention that while welfare cheats are an easy target for criticism, the...

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Busy Week at LouisianaVoice: more public records litigation, political...

The hits just keep coming. Another victory in a public records lawsuit—sort of—while a state tax official goes and gets himself arrested for payroll fraud, and three members of the Louisiana State...

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It seems that Jindal never left as Republicans in legislature appear...

If you should peek into the fiscal cortex of a Republican legislator’s brain, you’d see a mish-mash of conflicting ideas that’re reflective of the disastrous Jindal years, more than four years after he...

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Hindsight is 20/20 in 2020 for these elected officials who just couldn’t wait...

Quickly. What do these 27 Louisianans have in common, other than having been elected to political office? Paul Hollis John Alario Jack Donahue Gerald Long Fred Mills Barrow Peacock John Smith Steve...

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