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Louisiana courts first ruled when a president is above the law

These days, it’s hard to find a political controversy on the national stage that does not, in some way, involve Louisiana.

Founding Fathers and the Ten Commandments

Louisiana invoked a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public-school classroom. A federal lawsuit was filed alleging that Louisiana’s mandate is unconstitutional. Perhaps we should study what our Founding Fathers thought.

Are you and your blood pressure best buddies?

Although I receive three or more official doctor’s office blood pressure readings annually, I have procrastinated about regularly assessing my blood pressure at home. I’m sincerely striving to behave responsibly.

Klondikes far apart and far different

As the family story is told, Samuel Marquart intended to find a fortune in the cold, rugged gold fields of the Yukon territory of northwestern Canada.

In attacking Trump, Left has demonized blue-collar values

By the time I knew what the term “blue collar” meant, I wasn’t. I come from a long line of blue-collar people, proud Italians and Irish who were carpenters and cooks and iron workers, and in the case of my beloved Pop Pop, a trashman.

Voting machine changes needed across the country

After former President Donald Trump lost his reelection in 2024, there have been continuous allegations that election fraud has taken place all across the country. So here is the question. Can voting machine computers be hacked? Can the election process be manipulated?

Air conditioning changed politics and the world

Thank God Willis Haviland Carrier invented air conditioning — for the most part. Before air conditioning, the heat drove us outside and brought us together. Friends sought the shade of trees or a refreshing dip in a lake or river.

Device was ‘best tractor safety insurance’

It’s not clear whether Paul Trahan of Gueydan wanted to make money or just keep farmers from getting hurt when he patented his safety attachment for tractors in 1922. He may have wanted to do both.

What’s a good age gap for couples?

A recent news development has left some folks scandalized and others envious. (And still others grumbling, “I don’t need no stinking news developments! I’m too busy getting ready to vote!

The history of money printing and inflation

The lessons of history should never be taken for granted, especially when it comes to government deficit spending and inflation. So, what does history tell us?