+3 Quin Hillyer: On Yom Kippur, as antisemitism rages, La. Jewish memoirs make antisemitism give hope BY QUIN HILLYER 5 hrs ago With Yom Kippur beginning at sundown today and various measurements showing antisemitism raging near all-time highs, it’s worth recognizing not one but two notable memoirs of sorts, both publi…
Editorial: High absenteeism is the urgent crisis La. education leaders think it is STAFF EDITORIAL 6 hrs ago When Louisiana education leaders started to shift greater focus to fighting high rates of absenteeism in schools, we gave them credit for recognizing that the remarkable gains the state is wit…
+2 Ron Faucheux: Looking deeper into polls can often reveal the currents moving American voters BY RON FAUCHEUX Sep 19, 2026 Each day, a new poll is released. The media usually focuses on just top-line results and misses important nuggets buried in the data. Trends and election dynamics — what’s happening and why — …
+4 Will Sutton: Louisiana, other states might have Black senators, and some might have Black governors BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 18, 2026 It’s hard for a Black man to become governor of a state or to become a U.S. Senator. Very few Black people have served as governor in this country. None of them have been women. Only three of …
Guest Column: Federal rule change threatens more than just endangered species BY REBECCA TRICHE Sep 18, 2026 For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has allowed federal agencies to work with developers to design guardrails for projects that reduce harm to imperiled wildlife.
+2 Guest Column: Louisiana powers the South’s economy BY HOWARD FRANKLIN Sep 18, 2026 For the first time in U.S. history, the Speaker of the House and the House Majority Leader come from the same state. Both are Louisianians. Both are 91 alumni. That captures where the country…
Guest Column: Hyundai must start acting like a good neighbor before it builds its steel mill BY NIEAKA HENDERSON Sep 18, 2026 Hyundai is coming to Modeste, my community on the west bank of Ascension Parish, to build a $5.8 billion steel mill. As a resident, there are some things I’d like the company to know.
+2 Guest Column: SpaceX project is the latest sign of a bright future for LA BY MICHAEL HECHT AND GREGORY RUSOVICH Sep 18, 2026 We began writing this column as soon as we left the historic SpaceX announcement in Vermilion Parish: an unprecedented $100 billion investment in Louisiana. While the financial commitment is m…
+2 Faimon Roberts: With mass shootings more frequent, clergy must balance sanctuary and security BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff columnist Updated Sep 19, 2026 In what now feels like a lifetime ago, I studied to become a Protestant pastor.
+2 Quin Hillyer: La. legislators cross the aisle at elite national conference BY QUIN HILLYER Sep 17, 2026 Two Louisiana legislators last month were among a select number nationwide showing that politics doesn’t necessarily need to be partisan.
Editorial: Panel on health of Atchafalaya Basin needs to get to work STAFF EDITORIAL Sep 17, 2026 Amid the many crises southern Louisiana faces, one that is often overlooked is the declining health of the Atchafalaya Basin. A vast area of wetlands that stretches from Simmesport in central …
Editorial: Despite budget woes, don’t count NOLA out STAFF EDITORIAL Sep 17, 2026 The City of New Orleans is facing tough budgetary times right now, but the transparency with which Mayor Helena Moreno is addressing the subject is encouraging.
Letters: Comic strip reacts without a thought LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Updated Sep 17, 2026 “Mallard Fillmore” for 9/11/2026: Never think. Just react, insult and smear.
Letters: Churches should study ways to cope with active shooters LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 17, 2026 The front-page article on Sept. 13, "'This is where we are' — with increased security churches seek new ways to welcome congregants," was very interesting. Unfortunately, it did not cover many…
Letters: Ohio-Texas football game deserved some ink LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 17, 2026 I hope that you can imagine my surprise and disappointment when I opened and read your sports section this morning. There was plenty of news about 91 and Tulane. Congratulations!
Letters: Powers that be threaten to destroy way of life in St. Bernard Parish LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 17, 2026 The fight to keep our home continues!
Letters: Is the Russian connection starting to make sense? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 17, 2026 Now, “President calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel,” Sept. 14.
Letters: Drawing district lines to group voters is un-American LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 17, 2026 I still can't believe we haven't stopped the divisive actions to create electoral districts to (supposedly) ensure the Black vote is guaranteed representation.
+4 Will Sutton: If our children care about the New Orleans budget, so should we BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 16, 2026 New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has held several community budget meetings last week and this week. For the most part, senior citizens, business and community advocates and people with specifi…
+4 Will Sutton: St. Aug Marching 100 alumni will high step in Bacchus. Will I? BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist Updated Sep 16, 2026 My sister, Allison, was the first to hit me up: “Will, you gonna march, bro?”
Letters: Much to learn from 91 dean’s book on Lincoln LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 16, 2026 After seeing your interview with 91 Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle, I am looking forward to reading his new book, “He Has the People,” about the enormously consequential presidential elec…
Letters: Twenty-five years after 9/11, peace is still elusive LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 16, 2026 It’s 25 years after 9/11.
Letters: Terrorists must face justice, wherever they strike LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 16, 2026 As I feel the weight of the loss of our fellow citizens at the hands of terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, I am both saddened and outraged.
Letters: Comic strip is insulting, un-American propaganda Sep 16, 2026 The Mallard Fillmore comic strip published on Sept. 11 left me disgusted.
Letters: What happened to the party of fiscal responsibility? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 16, 2026 What in the world? I thought we were the party of fiscal responsibility, against handouts, for less government and who mocked Dems for buying votes. So, a $5,000 giveaway? Bad juju, sir.
Letters: Recalling the life and legacy of civil rights legend Jerome Smith LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 16, 2026 There are those among us who propagate a history of America devoid of racism, slavery and Jim Crow segregation. If racism and Jim Crow did not exist, then Jerome Smith should not have suffered…
Editorial: AG’s task force is helping keep our kids safe from online predators STAFF EDITORIAL Sep 15, 2026 From the beginning of her tenure as Louisiana’s attorney general, Liz Murrill has had predators who target children online in her sights.
Letters: Ten Commandments can prepare students for the future LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sep 15, 2026 This present angst over freedom of religion has to be talked about. We now have nonbelievers in God claiming to have the Constitutional right to freedom of religion. But, in fact, “freedom of …