So much for state-level initiatives: Presidential itch botched Jindal tax repeal
How stunning was Jindal's setback? Consider: A GOP governor couldn’t convince a GOP Legislature in a red state to help him cut income taxes — his No. 1 priority.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
Delicate balance: neighborhood peace vs. the city’s great treasure — its music
Alex Rawls asks: "Does the relatively free-range nature of New Orleans' nightlife add to the city's mystique, even for those who finish their drinks before they leave the bar and are in bed by 11?"
Jindal junks tax repeal in favor of phase-outs. Who pays? Who cares!
The revenue offsets in his initial plan were always completely negotiable as long as they yielded an income tax repeal. That's why it kept changing.
Gentrification flap rooted in an older debate over New Orleans ‘exceptionalism’
Newcomers are proving to be zealous enthusiasts of New Orleans culture. Are they destroying it?
Moseley gives Bobby a break! Taking another look at Jindal-nomics
Moseley acknowledges it’s a bit of a confidence game at first, but if the tax plan coincides with continuing business expansion, voodoo economics may finally have found its high priest.
Priest deplores ‘shameful’ Ryan budget, lauds Landrieu for her opposition
Father Michael notes that financial inequality is at its worst level since the 1920s and prays that Congress will find the courage to attack the federal debt in a way that includes tax increases on the wealthy, not just cuts that hit middle-class and poor Americans hardest.
Tennessee Williams Festival’s streetcar opens doors to less stodgy, more inclusive literary crowd
An aficionado of the local literary scene salutes the new direction the Tennessee Williams Festival seems to have taken.
Letten at the plate: Was the federal prosecutor using a corked bat?
Columnist Moseley wonders whether Jim Letten's downfall was rooted more deeply than many pundits acknowledge.
Does stunning collapse of River Birch case portend uglier revelations ahead?
Now it appears that there may have been more serious and systemic problems during Letten’s term than we ever knew.
New group makes timely debut in fight against lead poisoning
The link between lead poisoning and crime is a mystery that none of the usual hypotheses — such as “get tough” police laws — can explain.
