Editorial Columns

My heart is heavy this Memorial Day

Memorial Day seems to have been forgotten this year in the midst of disease and politics. If we are honest, however, Memorial Day is often overlooked in favor of barbecues, parties, long weekends and sales.

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When memories are what matters most

I remember every graduation as if it I happened yesterday, even though the most recent one took place on a very humid May day 33 years ago. The heat was so intense it shimmered visibly in the air, the mosquitos droned around us at DuPont Pavilion and the speaker, a venerable federal judge who shall remain nameless, droned on too.

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Home fires up due to pandemic

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a home fire can become deadly in as little as two minutes.

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La.’s rural roads and bridges are failing

Vital funding is needed for Louisiana’s rural roads and bridges according to a new report.

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Do lawyers’ ads need more inofrmation?

Should lawyers have to be more transparent when fishing for clients? A bill heading to the state House for consideration could require just that from the wave of TV, radio and billboard ads paid for by attorneys, mainly those who focus on personal injury cases.

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The virus is not crippling us, but the government is

My hair stylist gave me the state’s list of rules that she must follow in order to reopen her salon. She will have to keep a record of the date and time I go to her salon and the type of services I receive. This record will have to be kept for three years. In the meantime, I can go to Walmart and no one has to know anything, according to the government.

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The fake ‘Obamagate’ is Trump’s new birther con

Trump’s pathetic competitive obsession with his predecessor knows no bounds, and now that his deadly failures are being fully exposed, he actually thinks he can distract the public with yet another lie about the guy who easily tops him as a president and as a man.