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Last 50 Posts

• I try to stay retired, but I couldn’t resist giving you a couple of key votes by our Repugnantcan Leg. (but they do love you)

• Acadiana juvenile facility bill lacks safeguards like pesky bid requirements, RFPs, opening door for brother-in-law deals

• AG Landry, the white knight of anti-fraud, fell for grifter with a lengthy history of failure, legal, and tax problems

• Leg. pay raise; not so much for teachers or minimum pay

• A 100-point plan for the first 100 days of my SLU presidency

• Trump and the media: a match made in political heaven

• After 12 years and 3 million words, the time has come for us at LV to turn off all the lights and hang out the ‘closed’ sign

• Book banning? Indecent statues? Don’t say gay? Just a start as we introduce the full scope of our own LGBTQ revisions

• Dayne Sherman, who has dedicated his entire adult life to SLU, has declared his candidacy for president of university

• Louisiana legislator’s gun bill is like failed comedy act: it’s a matter of timing. But there’s nothing funny about proposal

• TAPs (Thoughts and Prayers) from their congressman

• Shreveport Advocate? Georges already penetrated New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, so why not look north?

• John Kennedy correctly thwarts Biden nominee for federal judgeship with questions about landmark Brady motion

• Hired gun Hugo Holland, under investigation, fired by Caddo DA, is invited to help prosecute law officers in Greene case

• Livingston Parish has a chance to do the decent thing on March 25: vote ‘yes’ on 1 percent sales tax for teacher pay

• Jeff Landry all about protecting citizens (if you are a campaign contributor and not a vulnerable woman)

• At least for the time being, we can thank our lucky stars that we’re not Florida, where rights are abolished almost daily

• 55th anniversary of a defining moment in American humane action will very likely go unnoticed and that’s a damn shame

• The hysteria over library books has consumed the minds and conquered the herd mentality of our elected so-called leaders

• You want to see the future with DeSantis as President? Take a looky-look at what’s being proposed for Florida’s bloggers

• LSU protects agreement with sports betting company from public via third party, multi-million dollar Playfly contract

• WBR deputy who stole $158,000 from sheriff’s department has arrest record for misdemeanor assault…of EBR deputy

• Computer system crash paralyzes SLU campus activity

• Scott Adams is wrong but the cancellation of Dilbert because of his political comments is censorship and is equally wrong

• Livingston Council joins fascist hysteria in passing resolution to restrict literature at parish libraries

• MTG: not only the face, but the soul of the Republican Party. But Alaska State Rep. Eastman elbowing his way to the front

• Legs. gets a few dollars, and blows it on creative ways to spend it: like establishing new police force for themselves

• AG Jeff Landry crusades for library cards for kids while almost allowing a triple murderer to walk out of prison

• State GOP chair has blinders on when discussing plagiarism and his claims of who holds title of most corrupt president

• Beware, evangelicals! AG Landry will have to ban the Bible if he insists on keeping inappropriate material away from kids

• Calcasieu Sheriff to hold press conference Wednesday; may resign and then endorse his chief deputy in special election

• Sen. Cathey disbands tenure task force, has no report, but will introduce legislation; issues subtle threat to professors

• WBR sheriff must think if he refuses to talk to media, all his problems, including departmental theft, will just disappear

• A lesson in socialism from Repugnantcans on PSC: Entergy consumers will foot the bill for its lack of storm preparation

• An addition to MLK Day might be A Pair of Kings

• Ex-gaming control head relates ‘outing’ of KCP’s gambling addiction and subsequent events that led to his own ouster

• Former state sen., congressional candidate, state Dem. head is sentenced to 22-month prison term; can you say karma?

• But it has passed inspection! Traffic stop for tinted windows, loud exhaust nevertheless results in another motorist’s death

• Here’s a brand-spanking new conspiracy theory about the labor pains of the House agonizing over choosing a speaker

• Notable Quotables (in their own words — almost)

• McCarthy fumbles 3 times in vote for Speaker; gavel could end in hands of David Duke ally: Louisiana’s Steve Scalise

• State Trooper cleared of harassment by IA, but receives a severe reprimand for failure to activate his body camera

• Indictment of 5 officers in Ronald Greene’s death just easy pickings as former LSP higher-ups still not held to account

• Notable Quotables (in their own words)

• Morality police, disguised as Lafayette Library Board, to hold disciplinary hearing for Librarian Cara Chance on Thursday

• Rapides is latest library censorship target; Tuesday meeting to discuss removal of books but it’s really all about freedom

• How can sheriffs, DAs, judges, and DOC screw up so monumentally – and continue to hold political office?

• Kennedy stumps for Herschel Walker; that’s entertainment!

• AG Landry establishes indecency tip line; he should set up bigotry tip line, but predators don’t prey on their own kind

• From bogus purchase invoices to bank account hacking, the scammers prey on financial resources of working Americans