Columns

Won’t you unleash your inner dog walker?

From time to time, I attempt to make this column more interactive — soliciting reader comments on burning questions such as “Which songs make you cry?,” “What was your favorite summer vacation?,” “Does this font make me look fat?,” etc.

Flushing out the best TV shows

It probably wouldn’t work today, with all the ways we get our entertainment, but not so long ago, when television shows lived or died by Nielsen viewer ratings, the guys at the Lafayette water plant claimed they had a better way to find the favori

Get the politicians out of reapportionment!

There’s a lot of wrangling, wheeling and dealing going on down at the state capital in Baton Rouge. State legislators are presently meeting in a special session to redraw the districts they represent.

Solving the root cause of America’s problems

Today our political and cultural leaders seem to be spending a lot of time playing in the “Metaverse”, which is a mystical place defined in the dictionary as “a highly immersive virtual world where people gather to socialize, play and work.”

Valentine’s Day getaway

I dare you to Google news about Valentine’s Day.
Faster than you can say “Romeo and Juliet,” you’ll be inundated with results for “romantic getaways.”

Schemers competed to water prairies

Remnants of the Schell canal, “a great irrigating canal” that would pump water from Bayou Courtableau and send it into south Louisiana rice fields can still be seen near Washington in St. Landry Parish. It was the dream of J.

Thomas faces affirmative action on the high court

Exactly 10 years ago, the Supreme Court was presented with a case involving affirmative action. The majority rejected a policy employed by the University of Texas which allowed it to consider race as one factor in its admissions decisions.

A national popular vote is closer than you think

The 2020 presidential election, and the intense debate that has continued for more than year after its conclusion, have invariably led to new proposals to affect future national elections.