DOTD: Ignoring road barricades unlawful, dangerous
With the recent winter weather, the state would like to warn drivers of a hazard that can be presented to both motorists and state workers.
Editorial
TODAY IN HISTORY
1803 -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
Government dropped the ball
Following the freezing temperatures in Southwest Louisiana this week, hundreds of thousands of people in the state experienced power outages and on Thursday, Gov. Jon Bel Edwards announced that about 1 million people lacked potable drinking water.
Cassidy sees fierce backlash over impeachment vote
US. Sen. Bill Cassidy seems ready to move on from his vote to convict former President Donald Trump in the latest impeachment trial, but Trump supporters in the state are angry, loud and not interested in letting Cassidy forget about it.
Teachers next up for vaccines
It was announced this week that the group of people eligible to receive COVID vaccines would expand next week to include teachers. However, maybe teachers should have been included in the initial phase of the effort.
I had it better in Texas
m not a fearful person but I admit I’there are serious matters that scare me. What I am currently scared of is what my water and electricity bills will look like once this polar vortex/ winter storm/cold snap/annoying week has ended.
It’s too late to turn down the temperature
One of my favorite allegories is the one about the frog in the pot of water, who got used to the slowing rising temperature of a warming pot and ended up boiled to death.
Should a ‘9/11-style’ commission investigate
Cpeaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will Ovote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. There’s no doubt there needs to be an extensive investigation of the events surrounding the riot. But what is striking is that, even as Pelosi calls for an investigation, a number of government agencies are stonewalling the public on some of the most basic information about the events of Jan. 6.
Biden, Social Security, my retirement and the wealthy
It’s February. It’s cold. To fend off the winter blahs, I dream of one day retiring to a warm beach, where I’ll stand in the surf, sipping beverages from glasses with little umbrellas in them.
Remember lessons learned in winter storm
After two days (more for some) of cabin fever and frozen grounds, Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) has thawed.
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