Editorial

Go to the source before social media

No one asks for the manager anymore. Just a few years ago, if your burger had mustard instead of mayo or an employee was rude, people turned to management. Now,

La. Supreme Court holds quiet surplus

As Louisiana’s Supreme Court justices made their pitch to lawmakers for a state judicial budget not only free of cuts, but boosted higher, they didn’t mention they were sitting on

Nixing tax-free sales will benefit consumers, retailers

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Many tax preparers argue that sales tax holidays don’t do much to boost annual retail shopping overall, but simply shift spending from one time of the year to another. The

Teaching the art of cheating

Lafayette Parish has announced sweeping changes to how students there will be held accountable for their learning.

The Lafayette school board approved rules this week that outline that homework will no longer be graded; spelling and handwriting tasks will no longer be graded; academic dishonesty such as plagiarism will no longer be an automatic failure; and cheating will be considered a behavior issue rather than an academic one.

Do you even know the way to city hall?

Most people believe candidates seeking public office have some type of experience that makes them a shoe-in for the seat being eyed. You expect a judge to have legal experience, right? You expect a sheriff to have law enforcement experience, right?

Surprise! True qualifications do not pertain to qualifying for public office. You can know nothing about the functions of a governing body or individual office, then suddenly you’re making decisions in serious matters about which you know very little.

Letters to the editor

What does it mean to be judgmental?

Dear Editor,

What do you consider as judging a person or being judgmental? I’ve been accused by some self-proclaimed, non-judgmental Christians as being judgmental for speaking out against, disapproving of and failing to support certain actions, words and views of Donald Trump, and failing to comprehend how anyone can approve of/support him. Some of his actions break the Ten Commandments.

Help teachers, youth get ready for school

A viral story hit the internet earlier this week about a woman on a plane who happened to mention she was a teacher to her seat mate. That teacher walked

Televise federal trials? Of course!

With one recent Supreme Court Justice confirmed and another just appointed by President Trump, the issue of televising hearings before the nation’s highest court will surely be discussed. The Supremes

Get in the spooky mindset

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The end of summer is coming and this always leaves me a little sad. Soon even the warm weather of Louisiana, the state’s most desirable attribute which sticks around longer

What do you think about JDN?

No news source is flawless on a daily basis. With humans reporting news, plenty of mistakes and sometimes bad decisions are evident. Often these mistakes are minor, such as with