Lies about Libya There can be honest differences of opinion on many subjects. But there can also be dishonest differences. Last week’s testimony under oath about events in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, makes pain...
Pay raises on probable path to victory this session By: John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford
Proposed salary bumps for assessors, clerks and judges are all positioned to move forward in the remaining three weeks of the regular session. Together they cou...
Bouncing ball politics If you are driving along and suddenly see a big red rubber ball come bouncing out into the street, you might want to put your foot on the brake pedal, because a small child may well come running ou...
One more time In this column on March 27, I stated that the top goal of LABI for 2013 was as follows: “Tax increases on businesses and investments in a slow economy are a recipe for disaster. In order to maximiz...
Lawsuits against state government mounting By: John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford
Considering all the lawsuits that have been filed and those that are anticipated, the court system is putting Gov. Bobby Jindal and his administration on the de...
The art of the impossible Someone called politics “the art of the possible.” But, in the era of the modern welfare state, politics is largely the art of the impossible.
Those people morbid enough to keep track of politician...
Cash cash Years ago in an earlier life, I was general manager of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce when oil and gas were totally the king and queen of the state’s economy. Needless to say, the Lafaye...
Discounts offered to farmers Thanks to a membership value program partnership between Case IH, the American Farm Bureau Federation and American Farm Bureau, Inc., Farm Bureau members in Louisiana can now take advantage of farm...
Reef fund remains hot issue By: John Maginnis
and Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics.com
A committee hearing that was scheduled Monday for a bill to place the Artificial Reef Development Fund in the state constitution was temporaril...
Genes and racism During decades of watching both collegiate and professional football, I have seen hundreds of touchdowns scored by black players -- but not one extra point kicked by a black player.
Is this because...
ObamaCare heads toward troubled waters There is good news and bad news for the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The good news is that it is nearing full implementation next January 1. The bad news is that the legislation remains unpo...
Tax effort guarded public from budget problems By: John Maginnis
and Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics.com
BATON ROUGE — With Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax repeal package and those like it apparently immobile and parked for the session, lawmakers are slowly...
