Columns

Battle over Medicaid fraud reaching fever pitch

A battle over Medicaid Fraud has brewing in Louisiana for over two years now between the Legislative Auditor/ Attorney General vs. the Edwards Administration (i.e. the Department of Revenue and Department of Health) and Senate Democrats.

With new abortion laws, America is on the right track

There is no middle ground on abortion. The pro-life and pro-choice camps are as likely to reach compromise as Games of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister were likely to join forces in the Great War. I have an opinion. I am pro-life.

Ensuring safe offshore energy production

Our nation’s energy story is one of innovation, growth, and determination, and nowhere is it more evident than in my home state of Louisiana.

Cable hosts get the memo

Bill O’Reilly, once the most powerful voice on cable-TV, has been largely absent from public view for two years following revelations that he paid some $50 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits.

Breaking news: Legitimate political discourse is dead

“This just in,” as we say in the news business. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher recently called Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to complain about President Donald Trump. This is indeed big news, mainly because Thatcher has been dead for six years.

Hurricane season: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?

It’s the kickoff for hurricane season and forecasters are predicting as many as 14 named storms with anywhere from three to six of these storms growing into major hurricanes. Here on the Gulf Coast, we certainly perk up when this time of year rolls around.

Baseball must end diamond dust-ups

The boys of summer will be boys and it’s high time Major League Baseball did something about it. The generally genteel game is increasingly marred by senseless brawling among players and coaches.

What? Change the state song?

Gov. Jimmie Davis must be rolling over in his grave right now. Louisiana’s internationally acclaimed official state song is under attack by the Louisiana Legislature. There is an effort by some south Louisiana legislators to designate the Cajun classic "Jambalaya" as an official public ballad.

Erasing Kate Smith won’t cover America’s hypocrisy

We have become a society that demands the utmost purity from our members. No flaws, no past errors, no gaffes in the distant past. We must all be like Caesar’s wife, completely beyond reproach. Well, not all of us, actually.

We have been misled on Medicaid expansion

State Representative Rick Edmonds recent article stated that there has been a great deal of misleading reports surrounding the state’s Medicaid Expansion program and Medicaid Fraud, and that Louisiana taxpayers deserve the facts since “we have only scratched the surface.”