Apr
29
2018
For more than 30 years fellow Louisianians have been asking me this question: "What can I do to help the state prevent our bottom third from being consumed by the Gulf of Mexico?"
The answer has become inescapable: Join the...
Apr
15
2018
A recent tour of the new, $18 million LSU Center for River Studies at the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority building in Baton Rouge left me with three thoughts:
This is an accomplishment Louisianians can be proud of.
Why isn't something like...
Apr
01
2018
Last Sunday I motored out to the southeastern edge of Barataria Bay say good-bye to an old friend -- the Cat Islands.
This line of grass and mangrove islands once spread for miles across the bay like a string of...
Mar
18
2018
The next time an oil spill is oozing toward the Cajun coast Louisiana business leaders and politicians who try to beg the nation for help and sympathy can expect this answer:
"Hey, this is the bargain you made. Live with...
Mar
04
2018
The next time a Louisiana politician -- or anyone else working for the oil industry -- says they support expanded offshore oil development because the royalties help pay for our coastal restoration projects, feel free to stick a big Pinocchio...
Feb
18
2018
A few questions for your Sunday morning. Why does Louisiana's Attorney General Jeff Landry, President Donald Trump, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and the GOP Congress -- including many in Louisiana's delegation -- want to drown south Louisiana over the...
Feb
04
2018
And now, some good news -- really.
I can understand your skepticism. This column is dedicated to offering insight and opinion about our coastal crisis informed by almost 40 years of covering the issues. And for the past year or...
Jan
21
2018
Most parents want their local schools to prepare their children for a prosperous and safe future. So they demand training in math, science, computer skills, reading comprehension and the like.
That curriculum might be good enough in most of the...
Jan
07
2018
Just wondering: Did anyone out there get a call last year from Rep. Steve Scalise -- or any of the state's GOP congressional delegation -- asking if you supported the idea of putting a little more arsenic, lead and mercury...
Dec
17
2017
Yes, even members of the commentariat get to have Christmas wish lists. Here's mine:
That GOP politicians take the next step on global warming -- They started out calling it a hoax, moved to claiming it's happening but isn't caused...
