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Vitter candidacy scarred by PTSD, among other disorders. »
At this moment in American history, about a third of veterans from the wars in Iraq and...
/ July 27, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Obama moratorium may be result of being twice bitten »
Despite howls from South Louisiana, President Obama hasn’t budged on his deepwater oil drilling moratorium, which will cost...
/ July 23, 2010 / 6 comments / Read More »“We don’t ground all planes” analogy crashes and burns »
On March 31, President Barack Obama surprised many when he announced plans to lift oil drilling moratoriums...
/ July 14, 2010 / 12 comments / Read More »Imagineering an oil disaster »
I drove my wife and daughters to Florida to see relatives and have a little holiday in...
/ July 8, 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »Over the Transom
Baton Rouge wins big in race for federal stimulus cash »
A year and a half after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dismissed the federal stimulus as a debt-generating waste, the Pelican State has accepted about $5 billion from the...
/ July 29, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Jail advisory group will not open meetings to the public, administration says »
Though top city officials have convened a group to advise on a controversial proposed expansion of the Orleans Parish Prison, the group’s meetings are not open to the public because...
/ July 29, 2010 / No comment / Read More »Landrieu depending on furlough-averse City Council to balance this year’s budget »
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s plan to balance this year’s budget relies on the cooperation of the City Council, which has already voiced serious opposition to one of his moves:...
/ July 23, 2010 / No comment / Read More »