Opinions and Editorials

Walt Handelsman is on vacation. Here's one of our favorites from the past.

BY WALT HANDELSMAN | Staff editorial cartoonist
Aug 1, 2024

Guest column: Louisiana’s anti-LGBTQ policies are hastening state's decline

BY HENRY M. LAMBERT
Aug 1, 2024

Louisiana needs your help to be better.

Editorial: Bayou Lafourche spill response shows need for vigilance

STAFF EDITORIAL
Aug 1, 2024

Residents in Lafourche Parish got an uncomfortable reminder this week of the delicae task Louisiana faces as it seeks to support a thriving energy industry and protect fragile coastal ecosystems.

Letters: Power outages continue to plague neighborhoods

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

I came home again recently to find no electricity. I live off St. Charles and Valence. Usually, no reason is given for outages here. However, the Entergy employees who were a few blocks away s…

Letters: Violence at Trump rally should lead our country to reflect

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

I am writing to address the deeply troubling events that transpired with the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. This act of viol…

Letters: Speeding on I-10 in New Orleans East also a problem

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

The New Orleans East Matters Coalition’s requests for cleaning and beautifying/restoring I-10 towards New Orleans East all appear valid.

Letters: Addicted inmates should be receiving treatment in Orleans Parish Prison

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

Regarding the acticle "3 deputies, 1 inmate conspired to get Suboxone strips into New Orleans jail," the real tragedy about this article was completely missed. The real tragedy is not that we …

Letters: Stab's was right to enforce business casual dress code

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

I write in support of Stab’s Prime Steak and Seafood in their denial of admittance to a woman who was clearly not dressed in business casual attire as stated in Stab's dress code. It’s a shame…

Letters: Murders down, but New Orleans still has work to do on crime

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

The New Orleans Police Department recently reported that major crime is down in 2024 compared to previous years. That is good news.

Letters: Baton Rouge might need to change its form of government

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

It looks like there will be proposed amendments to the current East Baton Rouge city-parish plan of government in the November election. Hopefully all citizens of EBR will read all of the prop…

Letters: Read history of Germany to undertand today's dangerous politics

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

Born in 1945 and raised by a father who piloted a B24 heavy bomber on 45 combat missions during World War II, I grew up around many other members of the Greatest Generation and realized that f…

Letters: Parties can't undo the divisiveness they've sown

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

Calls for a united America by politicians of the Blue Donkey and Red Elephant clubs are too little too late.

Letters: Ten Commandments controversy could be solved by compromise

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

Someone please tell both the religious nutcases and godless heathens that there is no 11th commandment stating, "Thou shall not compromise."

Letters: Voters face disappointing choices in major party candidates

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aug 1, 2024

This presidential election cycle has been historic. In a little more than a month, we have seen enough twists and turns to rival the last few contests combined. Two of the most unpopular candi…

On the Record: 'If we win, we win together,' Michael Hecht talks Super Bowl prep

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Jul 31, 2024

In May, Gov. Jeff Landry asked GNO Inc. President and CEO Michael Hecht to coordinate infrastructure and economic development efforts leading up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Hecht sat dow…

Guest column: Louisiana's energy future hinges on what we do now

BY MARC EHRHARDT, TOMMY FAUCHEUX AND MIKE MONCLA
Jul 31, 2024

For more than a century, Louisiana has been an energy-rich state and a world leader in energy exploration, production and innovation.

National WWII Museum president: 80th Anniversary of D-Day was a poignant time to reflect

BY STEPHEN WATSON
Jul 31, 2024

Anniversaries have a way of making us reflect on the lessons of the past.

Walt Handelsman is on vacation. Here's one of our favorites from the past.

BY WALT HANDELSMAN | Staff editorial cartoonist
Jul 31, 2024

Roberts: 'Simply warehousing people': What a former DEA agent has learned from being behind bars

BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist
Jul 31, 2024

Chad Scott is a little thinner and a little grayer but no less intense after three years in federal prison.

Editorial: Ankle monitors have been little more than decoration. New Louisiana law is right.

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jul 31, 2024

Beginning in January, companies that provide ankle monitoring services to local law enforcement agencies in Louisiana will face stricter regulation, thanks to a new law passed by the Legislatu…

Letters: Catholic parishes that are thriving should not be targeted for closure

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 31, 2024

Like many south Louisianans, I’m Catholic. Like my father, I attended Catholic schools. My youth was marked by holy days of obligation and fish fries. Completing the holy sacraments remains a …

Letters: Permitless carry leaves faithful more fearful, less able to minister to troubled youths

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 31, 2024

Louisiana's new permitless concealed carry law, which took effect July 4, has rekindled the public debate about easy access to firearms. But as the pastor of an African American church in the …

Letters: Let's look closer at why students not reading at grade level

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 31, 2024

On July 10, an article was published with data showing that half of Louisiana's third-graders are not reading at grade level. This is not a new finding, but it is one that is getting more attention.

Letters: Plan needed if Homewood detention ponds abandoned

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 31, 2024

The Lafayette mayor's office appears to be abandoning completion of the Homewood Detention Ponds, which total 372 acres and cost about $11.6 million. There are four ponds — two were almost com…

Letters: Ten Commandments law promotes tribalism

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 31, 2024

As a government employee, I'm all too familiar with having instructional posters riddled throughout the workplace. Incredibly, these shallow postings have not worked to dissuade bad behavior, …

Walt Handelsman is on vacation. Here's one of our favorites from the past.

BY WALT HANDELSMAN | Staff editorial cartoonist
Jul 30, 2024

Editorial: City's new rules to curb the Krewe of Chad are a step in the right direction

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jul 30, 2024

The city of New Orleans is ramping up its battle against the "Krewe of Chad," the derisive nickname for groups that take over large public spaces for their own exclusive use during Carnival parades.

Editorial: Despite delays, Artemis II progress is worth cheering

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jul 30, 2024

Earlier this month, the 212-foot Artemis II Moon Rocket made the 900-mile journey from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.