“This,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards very soberly, “is an incredibly challenging time for our state.”
Many of us reluctantly sent our children back into our schools two weeks ago, as the case numbers around our city continued to rise. As the mother of two children who are unable to be vaccinated, I am grateful to Superintendent Narcisse and the bo…
The news covers people saying they don't want the government telling them to get vaccinated. This brings back memories of nearly 50 years ago.
C'mon, all you good people. Listen up. Follow your leader: Donald Trump and his whole family got vaccinated while he was still in the White House. He must have known something about how safe and effective it is.
I'm 72 years old. When I started elementary school, I found that many of my schoolmates had been crippled by polio. And I remember, as soon as the polio vaccine became available, my family, along with hundreds of others, lined up to get it ASAP, a…
The New Orleans Saints won their preseason football game with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the more important win was the implementation of COVID-19 protocols requiring fans to show proof they have been vaccinated, or evidence that they tested ne…
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Hurricane Laura wrecked southwest Louisiana a year ago, leaving marks of devastation that remain evident today in blue-tarped roofs, damaged homes and boarded-up businesses that still dot the region. For the people who live there, the suffering se…
A recent article in this newspaper, ("Corps will take closer look at Formosa plant's impact on environment, minority residents in St. James,” Aug. 18) underscores the uncertainty of doing business these days.
Current refusal to follow masked mandates has demonstrated a serious flaw in the conception of liberty among many Americans.
A fresh cup of coffee and chicory, a hot glazed, and James Gill! My way to start the day.
When Hurricane Katrina struck east of New Orleans, the storm and the engineering failures it exposed spawned a whole new way of providing federal aid to homeowners. Via the Road Home program, disaster recovery community development block grants fr…
The United States Marine Corps has had many tough jobs and serious losses in Afghanistan since the terrorist attacks of 2001. Trying to save people from oppression and worse cost the Corps and other U.S. forces heavily at Kabul airport.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell must have been so mad that she couldn't think straight, and no wonder.