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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

The NRA swaps guns for a sledgehammer and swings it at America

With both Trump and the NRA in his pocket, Putin must be laughing up his sleeve
by C.W. Cannon March 2, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Fewer kids are being jailed — but the need for post-release programming is only more urgent

FFLIC fights for youth and communities ravaged by recidivism
by Gina Womack February 26, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Hot throw solves burning question! What to do with Gen. Lee’s remains?

Carnival works a bit of political magic.
by Jed Horne February 11, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Is an upscale hotel in Bywater better than another Airbnb? You be the judge

Development can be fine, but here's the question: Who benefits?
by Morgan Dowdy and Michael Esealuka February 7, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Louisiana pols strap us in for another ride on Big Oil’s rickety roller coaster

Jobs? How about redeploying workers to clean up our ravaged coast?
by Anne Rolfes January 30, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

‘Black and Blue’ upends policing stereotypes — as did the remarkable Yvonne Bechet

Who says cops have to be hostile to communities they police?
by Cara Romanik January 22, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

‘Fire and fury’? Or just more fakery: How to read the Trump takedown

Trump's threat to ban the book has catapulted it to best-sellerdom.
by Jed Horne January 17, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

‘Complete Streets’ are the roads to a healthier, more equitable New Orleans

Don't overlook bicycling's role in region's future, study urges.
by Dan Favre and Jeanette Gustat January 5, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Plan for blighted Claiborne Avenue: ill-conceived, exclusionary, lacks due diligence

An open letter to Mayor Landrieu
by Amy Stelly December 20, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Mind your own business, brother: As predators fall, women find strength in sisterhood

A rebuttal to C.W. Cannon's recent column on sexual predation
by Lillian McNee December 14, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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