It's time for some attaboys in the successful effort to Save the Horse Farm.' By Leslie Turk July 11, 2012 For almost seven years, I've dreamed about writing this column. It feels as good as I'd hoped...
Section Last Word First
Government press secretaries, current and former, reacted in various ways to last week's cover story about their profession. Louisiana's statewide departments and cabinet agencies will spend more than...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Just where did the disgraced ADA get all that moolah he used for "major" purchases? By Leslie Turk At ex-Assistant District Attorney J. Floyd Johnson's sentencing on...
Last Word First: Lafayette, a ‘Farming' Community
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 That a state property tax law is clearly bad is no excuse for abusing it. We launched this series on the inequity of farmland property taxes paid in Lafayette Parish with a...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 FOOL'S GOLD Greg Gachassin's role in Lafayette's low-income housing fiasco appears headed for a state ethics investigation, but what price will he pay - if any at all? by...
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