Columns

Bad idea to keep Trump off the ballot

Here is the election question dominating the national news. Can a minor state official decide the outcome of the presidential election? The Maine secretary of state apparently thinks so.

Second thoughts about her senator

Regular readers weren’t surprised when I voted against John Fetterman in last year’s Senate race in Pennsylvania.

Celebrate the New Year with a sweet orange

Until relatively recent times, the New Year was the time to exchange gifts in many south Louisiana households, and it was almost a certainty that a sweet orange or two would be one of the things stuffed into a stocking.

How my sister ‘gave’ us Sandra Day O’Connor

This week America said its final goodbye to Sandra Day O’Connor.
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was eulogized at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday by President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts.

New Year thoughts from the Bayou State

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I always do. A New Year always brings with it promise and uncertainty, but this coming year brings with it a greater foreboding than we have experienced in the past.

LSUE food chief says service to expand

LSU Eunice’s dining hall is open to the public as well as its’ students. The dining hall operates from 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday it is opened from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.