Tuesday night’s public discussion about Lafayette’s monument to Gen. Alfred Mouton was civil, cordial even at times, yet reminds us that much of white Lafayette still can’t see the Nathan Bedford Forrest for the trees ...
Which comes first, a Captain Clay run for governor or a reality TV show? ...
An attorney for the United Daughters of the Confederacy warned council members they could face contempt charges and be personally financially responsible if they vote to relocate Downtown’s monument to Jim Crow ...
Lafayette’s dream for converting the 100-acre Horse Farm into a public park got a sizeable boost in early January when Central Park Inc. announced that it raised more than $11 million in 2015 ...
Pretending the grotesque firearm violence that disproportionately affects young black men is not everyone’s problem does a disservice to the ideals that made America great ...
Anyone who values a robust press and the First Amendment that enables it should be wary of Lafayette District Judge Laurie Hulin ...
It’s time for the Louisiana Legislature to exert the independence granted it in the state constitution ...
Lafayette’s economy will get worse in 2016, even as we hope to fund critical needs in public education and infrastructure ...
Joel Robideaux’s reliance on a well-connected lobbying firm to set the table for his tenure as mayor-president deserves a few raised eyebrows ...
No winning candidate in the Nov. 21 statewide runoff election got more than 20 percent of the eligible vote in Louisiana ...
A budget that counts on private investment could count out completing the Connector any time soon ...
Drago's set to take over the location in August ...
We need to face up to how the “new New Orleans,” so celebrated by the Mayor and the self-anointed civic elite, in fact amounts to a hostile assault on African-American families and the working poor ...
Six candidates vie for permanent job; no timeline released for selection process ...
