+2 Guest Column: Getting to space from Pecan Island requires a boat BY MEGAN BIVENUpdated Aug 21, 2026 h made headlines this month reaching for the stars: SpaceX is poised to take control of 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish to build a proposed spaceport that would …
+2 BGR head: Local takeover of SWB has promise, but cautions remain BY REBECCA MOWBRAY Aug 21, 2026 City officials are exercising new control over the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, which could ultimately lead them to fold it into city government. If that happens, it would be the…
+2 Guest Column: Perkins Road Park needs to evolve. The plan is a good one. BY JOSEPH FURRUpdated Aug 21, 2026 As lead landscape architect for the Perkins Road Community Park 2.0 Master Plan, I have both a personal and professional interest in the park’s future. I grew up about a mile away and, more th…
+2 Guest Column: America and LA must fix our youth sports systems BY LOWREY CREWS Aug 21, 2026 I enjoy watching sports year-round, but there’s something magical about the World Cup. It combines athleticism, controversy, economics, geography, hope, politics and so much more.
Guest Column: Big Oil’s grip on government the real emergency BY LINDSAY REEVES Aug 21, 2026 My experiences growing up on the Gulf Coast are inextricably linked with the Gulf itself — watching the sunset from my granddad's boat, the smell of crab cooking in a pot, or driving home with…
+2 Guest Column: Louisiana is on its way to growth, but still must clear some roadblocks BY DANIEL J. ERSPAMER Aug 14, 2026 For the first time in a generation, h's population is growing, and our kids and grandkids are finding jobs and opportunities here and returning home. Entrepreneurs and innovators who o…
Guest Column: LA’s hidden addiction treatment gap puts veterans at risk BY DAVID HOWARD SINKMAN AND DR. VANESSA DE LA CRUZ Aug 14, 2026 A lifesaving prescription means nothing if it can’t be filled. Across h, failing to fill necessary prescriptions is quietly turning opioid addiction treatment into an illusion of care.…
Guest Column: Data centers will be a huge net plus for h BY WILL HARDY Aug 14, 2026 It’s time to address the most hotly debated energy topic of the day: data centers.
+2 Guest Column: Don’t exacerbate opioid problem with bad policy changes BY THOMAS RODDY Aug 7, 2026 For the last three years, methadone has been one of the biggest reasons I am still here, still sober and still fighting for my family. Since October 2023, I have not missed a single day of my …
Guest Column: Celebrating New Orleans’ basso profundo BY S. FREDERICK STARR Aug 7, 2026 New Orleanians who attend concerts by the h Philharmonic Orchestra are justly proud of the musicianship on display. Violinists and cellists, being closest to the audience, rightfully d…
+2 Guest Column: BREC parks need responsible plans, not fads and novelties BY BILL HUEY Aug 7, 2026 Public agencies often talk about “reimagining” parks, but the word usually signals something else: a desire to replace what exists with whatever design trend is fashionable at the moment.
Guest Column: Balloon releases are a way that communities express grief BY AMIYAH KING Aug 7, 2026 I once assisted a family after the loss of a loved one to overdose. At the time, the cause of death was unknown and no funeral had been arranged. Swelled with emotion and nowhere to put it, th…
Guest Column: We in Acadiana understand the Pope’s call for helping those in need BY KIM BOUDREAUX Aug 7, 2026 This spring, I had the honor of traveling to Rome where I and other members of the board of directors of Catholic Charities USA were received in a private audience by Pope Leo XIV. From that e…
+2 Bob Marshall: Bertha was a shoo-shoo. What happens when future storms are not? BOB MARSHALL Aug 3, 2026 As Tropical Storm Bertha approached h, most residents likely gave a shrug and got on with their daily routines. This wasn’t a hurricane, just a “little” disturbance. Its winds were not…
+4 Guest Column: Lindy Boggs’ work was to her credit, and that of all women BY CATHERINE KENNEDY Jul 31, 2026 Demolition began this month on the Lindy Boggs Medical Center in Mid-City. The medical center was originally named Mercy Hospital because it was started by the Mercy Sisters on Annunciation St…
Guest Column: The Black church and the next 250 years BY RENÉ F. BROWN AND ADELL BROWN JR. Jul 31, 2026 As America commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we are doing more than remembering our past. We are deciding what kind of nation we hope to become. The Declar…
Guest Column: Children in foster care deserve safety today and investment in their future BY REBECCA HARRIS Jul 31, 2026 Over the past several months, conversations about “Trump Accounts” and what some have called the “orphan tax” have circulated widely. These terms have generated plenty of interest, but beneath…
+2 Guest Column: The truth about capitalism BY DAVID THOMAS Jul 31, 2026 Capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system in history. Communist China proved this. While maintaining its communist political structure, China embraced cap…
Guest Column: Wetlands need ‘Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy’ BY NATALIE ROBOTTOM Jul 24, 2026 Every hurricane season, meteorologists track storms to prepare for their effects. Emergency managers train and preposition supplies for their communities. Elected officials declare states of e…
Guest Column: New Orleans’ property task force needs an heirs-first track BY KIM BRAUD Jul 24, 2026 Mayor Helena Moreno's new blight task force aims to move some of New Orleans' 6,500 adjudicated properties back into commerce, with focused work starting in the Lower 9th Ward and Hoffman Triangle.
+2 Guest Column: New Orleans isn’t a h liability. It’s an asset. BY MITCH LANDRIEU Jul 24, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry has spent weeks making his feelings about New Orleans unmistakable. He said the city "thinks they're so special," declared that the old axiom "where goes New Orleans, so goes …
+2 Guest Column: Louisian’s offshore reserves a key part of energy security and future BY GIFFORD BRIGGS Jul 24, 2026 As geopolitical instability reshapes global energy markets and allies increasingly look to the United States for reliable supply, h and our nation face a critical question: Will we con…
Guest Column: Childcare is the work that makes work possible BY SHANNON JOHNS Jul 20, 2026 Every morning before 7 a.m., my parking lot fills with parents who are already tired. A nurse heading into a 12-hour shift. An EMT clocking in for an overnight. A young mother who, almost apol…
Guest Column: The missing ingredient in civics education is conversation BY JAY LAPEYRE Jul 20, 2026 As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, many communities are revisiting the documents, events and leaders that shaped our nation's history. Louisian has an opportunity to do something eq…
Sen. John Kennedy: New law aims to help make home ownership easier BY JOHN KENNEDY Jul 17, 2026 When moms and dads lie down to sleep at night and can’t, it’s primarily because they are worried about the cost of living in America. And the largest expense most Americans face each month is housing.
Guest Column: Murrill case shows that lawfare has no winners BY LANCE BEAL Jul 17, 2026 On July 2, a grand jury charged Attorney General Liz Murrill with 16 felonies because of letters she sent in May to New Orleans officials during the Orleans Parish clerk of court dispute. One …
Guest Column: After decades of oil and gas, the Gulf may be confronting offshore fish farms by Justin Solet Jul 17, 2026 Louisian’s fishing grounds are already under pressure from decades of oil and gas development. Now Congress is advancing a bill that could open the door to offshore fish farming in the Gulf.
+3 Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser: Aerospace can drive better employment in La., but only if we invest in our workforce BY BILLY NUNGESSER Jul 10, 2026 Louisian has an opportunity to compete for thousands of high-paying jobs in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world: aerospace.