Category: Editorial

There is something terribly wrong with the state assessment program; it is hurting our schools, stressing our educators and robbing many children. The state’s assessment program is operating with three primary directives: 1) train a large number of workers for…

John Bel Edwards won re-election for a second term as Louisiana’s governor, shocking the political experts across the nation. How did he do it? How did a Democratic governor in a Republican state pull off such a win with the…

When the state Republican Party decided to invite President Donald Trump to come to North Louisiana, it had one objective in mind; it wanted to mobilize disinterested Republicans to support Eddie Rispone for Governor. The idea of supporting any Republican…

In a few days, the state will release letter grades for schools. When they are released parents should look beyond the actual grade itself, but to the components that make up the grade. School board members are from the Southside…

Most African-American voters in Louisiana support the re-election of Governor John Bel Edwards. However, that support needs to translate into votes from the poor and working people of the state. Poor people and minorities who generally support Governor Edwards in…

Governor John Bel Edwards has been forced into a run-off election with a Republican candidate supported by President Donald Trump. It doesn’t matter who Governor Edwards’ opponent is; if President Donald Trump backs him, it means bad news for the…

There is an uptick of violent crimes in our community, but the announced responses by the City of Monroe seems to be more of the same. Parish leaders haven’t addressed the issue at all Each week the media reports more…