Editorial

The great bail debate

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Police say the two men from Indiana bound employees at a New Orleans pharmacy with zip ties before getting into a gunfight with police officers, one of whom was hit in the shoulder.

The insult later added to the injury, at least as far as the New Orleans district attorney is concerned, is that the men arrested in last week’s robbery in uptown New Orleans were labeled “low risk” under the criteria of a pre-trial assessment tool used to gauge how high bail should be set for those awaiting trial.

Celebrate Women Veterans Day

The Department of Veterans Affairs predicts that by 2020, women veterans will make up about 11 percent of the veteran population.

On Wednesday, June 12, a proclamation declared this date as Louisiana Women Veterans Day.

Today, there are over 214,000 women who serve, with 14.6 percent being in active-duty military positions. In Louisiana, we have approximately 28,737 female veterans living among us.

Women have been serving in the armed forces since the Revolutionary War, and by World War II women served in many different branches and wore the military uniform.

Letters to the Editor

Reader talks global warming beliefs

Public concern twisted into fascination

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In the early days of true-crime television, shows like “Unsolved Mysteries,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “48 Hours” and “Dateline” most often served to help solve cases, capture suspects, honor victims and educate the public on the functions of law enforcement and courts.

Today’s true-crime culture saturates television, podcasts and the internet for ratings and ad dollars. The public greedily devours every dark detail and tragic fact. Armchair detectives repeatedly Google cold cases and spend hours in online forums discussing theories on the who, what, when, where and why.

Cain influence still part of prison system

As the Cains go to prison, their punishment for the corruption they advanced in Louisiana’s insider-infested prison system shouldn’t be the end of the story. The scandal should be an

Today in history

1788 - US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it 1854 - First Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland

The demise of entertaining politics in Louisiana

Ihave a sad announcement to make. Politics is just no fun anymore in Louisiana. Reams of books have been written about the colorful characters that ran the Bayou State throughout

The 10 percent bonus

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True, polls have very limited value at this stage of a presidential campaign. Yes, Democrats are far from choosing their nominee to oppose President Trump. Of course, a great deal

School violence now a claimable event

Insurance is expensive yet necessary. As time goes by, the types of coverage we could previously have never imagined needing becomes vital.

As Jeff Davis prepped for a new academic year in August 1998, administrators had become aware of the rare chance that school violence could happen on our small campuses.

Seeking a better candidate

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You soon will be bombarded with political messages for elections in November. Remember when we talked about term limits? Well, every seat in the Louisiana Legislature is up for grabs. Many of the representatives and senators are terming out and our opportunity to put fresh faces (and brains) into office is in our immediate future.