Most Louisianans don't need an outsider to tell them that the state's roads and bridges are in bad shape.
Staff Editorial
Louisiana residents can be forgiven for becoming accustomed to frequent negative reports about New Orleans' crime problem.
Voters in New Orleans will see two proposed city charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot, with early voting beginning Friday. Here are the Times-Picayune’s recommendations.
Several measures that will have an impact on East Baton Rouge Parish residents for years to come are on the ballot Nov. 5, with early voting beginning Friday. Here are our recommendations on the most important of them:
Proposals that would change the future of the Lafayette Parish School System have landed with a shock in an area that has long had strong attachments to campuses and their traditions.
House of Representatives, District 1: Republican Steve Scalise is not only the dean of the Louisiana delegation; he's risen to the No. 2 spot in the closely divided House, currently serving as majority leader. So it goes without saying that he's proven his legislative and leadership skills.
Like many other observers of state government, we believe Louisiana is ill-served by a constitution that is constantly being amended, and by an overabundance of financial dedications that give lawmakers limited budget flexibility and leave unprotected priorities open to deep cuts during tough times.
In the days before Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana, many residents, especially in the coastal parishes, nervously prepared for the worst. They collected documents and medicines, stocked up on nonperishables and charged all batteries and devices. Many made arrangements to evacuate or live for weeks without power.
Even as folks in the Florida Peninsula begin to pick up after Milton's devastating romp and those elsewhere continue to claw themselves back after Helene, politicians in Washington are returning to the familiar: election year bickering.