The ISL finance committee will hold budget hearings at 4pm this afternoon during the Finance Committee meeting at the Camp St. campus.
The public may inspect ISL’s Budget Review document here, as well as the entire proposed 2012-13 budget here.…

In light of my last post on President Obama’s repositioning in support of gay-marriage rights, I found this recent GOP strategy memo fascinating. It’s from President George W. Bush’s 2004 pollster, Jan R. van Lohuizen. Within a few years of…

Review the detailed board agenda for tomorrow’s meeting here.…

Review the schedule for tonight’s meeting here.…

Last week President Barack Obama publicly unveiled his now fully “evolved” belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Media reports called his announcement a “watershed move.”  I disagree. While Obama’s statement might be historic, it merely follows a…

Lee Zurik’s Fox 8 report on allegedly fraudulent oil leases owned by Gov. Huey Long’s “Win or Lose” corporation, worth hundreds of millions in royalties over the years, and passed down to Long’s  friends and descendants, is a fascinating investigation.…

Review the reprinted agenda here.
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Eight years ago, I was up at odd hours of the night, helping my wife care for a newborn. After a bit of noodling on the internet I discovered and joined the wonderful (and wonderfully small) community of South Louisiana…

Review it here.…

As work continues on the longer-form topics mentioned in previous posts, here are two notes about local sports news:
1) New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson purchased the New Orleans Hornets basketball team last week, having convinced NBA commissioner David…