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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
Enforceable guarantees or pinky promises? A closer look at Meta’s deal with Entergy Louisiana
Louisiana’s fast-tracked approvals for more gas plants, with their secret terms and unenforceable guarantees, seem sure to bring more grid instability and financial uncertainty for Louisiana customers.
The Louisiana State Voting Rights Act (SB 365): why the fight for equal protection can’t wait
On Wednesday morning, a Senate committee will vote on the Louisiana State Voting Rights Act, which lays the foundation for preserving the integrity of our democracy.
New set of Entergy programs will make grid more reliable and save you money on your bill
You can save a few dollars on your bill now, avoid outages, and help the grid stay stable, so that Entergy doesn’t need to build a costly new power plant – and charge it to your future bills.
After Texas anti-ICE terror conviction, Louisiana can’t afford to stay silent
For federal officials, who have described people killed by ICE as “domestic terrorists,” the recent convictions in Louisiana’s neighboring state are a success — and a model to follow to stifle future opposition to ICE.
Stop building prisons and start investing in kids: the proven roadmap that Louisiana has ignored for 25 years
Who’s doing child welfare better than Louisiana? Here’s the answer.
Of all the children taken from their families in Louisiana in 2024, 93% did not allege sexual abuse or physical abuse. Far more common are cases in which family poverty is confused with “neglect.”
A year ago, we killed Jessie Hoffman
Jessie represents everything that is wrong with Louisiana’s death-penalty system, which costs taxpayers roughly $15 million a year and has shockingly little reliability in its convictions, due to an 80% reversal rate.
Our culture, our food, our health: why we must confront the ‘Silent Killer’
Hypertension, often called the silent killer, continues to disproportionately impact Black Americans and contributes to higher rates of stroke, heart disease and premature death.
Trump’s rush to expand offshore oil leases in the Gulf is bad for the environment. It’s also illegal.
The Trump administration pushed lease sales through without environmental review. This is illegal because it violates several of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, writes Mathews, a lawyer for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the environmental groups that has sued the administration.
