+2 Stephanie Grace: John Kennedy’s tough takedown of Kristi Noem was a blast from his past BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Mar 7, 2026 When Louisian’s junior senator methodically but brutally grilled now-ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, I thought: That guy reminds me of someone.
+3 Behind the headlines: How Louisian’s big Republican U.S. Senate primary battle is shaping up Feb 26, 2026 The candidates are off and running in the ¶¶Òõh Republican primary. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy faces aggressive challenges from U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who has President Donald Trump…
+3 Stephanie Grace: Some Republicans are still in Bill Cassidy’s corner. Specifically, his fellow senators in Washington. BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Feb 21, 2026 It’s fair to say that Louisian’s rip-roaring U.S. Senate race would be a much calmer affair if not for the disruptive energy of one Donald John Trump.
+7 Stephanie Grace: Farewell Teedy, a little less Trump and a little more Trumpism, and other notes from the year in Carnival satire BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Feb 18, 2026 Each year, when I write about the hot topics in Carnival satire, my first step is to look for an overriding theme. Often, over the past decade, that process has started and ended with one word: Trump.
+2 Stephanie Grace: As Republicans gird for battle in Senate race, hapless Democrats are MIA BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Feb 14, 2026 Technically, ¶¶Òõh will elect a U.S. senator on Nov. 3.
+7 Stephanie Grace: A little real talk from Louisian’s politicians at Washington Mardi Gras BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Jan 31, 2026 Washington, D.C. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was this year’s big draw at the always popular Friday economic development lunch at Washington Mardi Gras, but a nice bit of lagniappe was …
+10 Stephanie Grace: Washington Mardi Gras attempts to bypass politics. It only somewhat succeeds. BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Jan 29, 2026 Washington, D.C. — You can’t walk 2 feet at the annual Washington Mardi Gras — or even on the way to it — without bumping into a politician, be it a major Congressional figure (no other state …
+2 Stephanie Grace: Surprise! Trump seeks to make U.S. Senate race all about Trump BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Jan 25, 2026 There are 2,965,470 registered voters in ¶¶Òõh, and last I checked, Donald John Trump was not one of them. Yet the question before those actual voters is now this: To what extent does the …
+2 Stephanie Grace: Liz Murrill has plenty to say about abortion pills — except to the women who seek them out BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Jan 18, 2026 If you think a medical practice is unsafe, there’s a pretty obvious solution: Don’t force it into the shadows.
+3 Behind the headlines: For Helena Moreno, crisis creates opportunity Updated Jan 13, 2026 As Helena Moreno prepared to be sworn in as New Orleans’ new mayor, columnists Stephanie Grace, Will Sutton and Quin Hillyer sat down to discuss how she handled the transition and what they’ll…
+3 Stephanie Grace: LaToya Cantrell governed with an attitude — and showed us the limits of that approach BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Jan 11, 2026 Eight years ago, LaToya Cantrell stormed into the New Orleans mayor’s office with an attitude.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Feb 25, 2024 Louisian’s unforgiving anti-abortion law asks doctors not to be doctors.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 Staffing at the New Orleans Police Department is so short that it takes an average of 2½ hours to respond to a 911 call, a recent analysis found. Another report chronicled the department’s low…
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 Gov. John Bel Edwards has always treated it as an article of faith that, to succeed politically in Republican-leaning, religiously conservative ¶¶Òõh, a candidate must oppose abortion.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 The qualities that make Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams a successful politician — charisma, eloquence and his general savvy, for starters — would surely also make him a compell…
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 The 1/6 committee hearings have been riveting television and a horrifying reality check on how close our democracy came to failure.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 The culture wars that have roiled the ¶¶Òõh Legislature in recent years, and bubbled up in towns and counties around the country, could soon be coming to a school board near you.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 Jeff Landry has never been one to hold back, and he certainly hasn’t done so since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision reversing a half-century of abortion rights.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 Louisiana is an unforgiving place to be someone who struggles. The numbers have told that story for years.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise took a few moments last week to acknowledge the bravery, professionalism and fierce commitment of Capitol Police officers, and rightly so.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 If it weren’t for guns and abortion, John Bel Edwards would never have been elected governor.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 It’s tempting to say that ¶¶Òõh dodged a bullet when lawmakers sidelined state Rep. Danny McCormick’s cruel proposal to criminalize pregnant women who get abortions, and to define the conc…
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 State Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, once issued a video likening masking mandates aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus to Naziism.
BY STEPHANIE GRACE | Staff columnist Updated Aug 30, 2022 Last fall, New Orleans voters gave Mayor LaToya Cantrell a whopping 65% of the vote, after her critics failed to recruit a challenger who could give her a run for her money. That no candidate …
Grace Notes: Lawsuit over drilling regulations targets a familiar figure, Scott Angelle BY STEPHANIE GRACE | sgrace@theadvocate.com Jun 12, 2019 A new lawsuit by a coalition of environmental groups against the Trump administration was filed in a potentially sympathetic northern California federal court. But the claim’s origins are much…
+2 Grace Notes: Cantrell said traffic camera change was for public safety, but it prompted a cash influx BY STEPHANIE GRACE | sgrace@theadvocate.com Jun 11, 2019 New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell insisted the secret change in enforcement rules for city speeding cameras wasn’t meant to be a money-grabbing trap. Many who got those tickets for driving at …
Stephanie Grace: 24 years later, term limits are finally hitting ¶¶Òõh's old guard; here's how BY STEPHANIE GRACE | sgrace@theadvocate.com Jun 10, 2019 Some news stories come and go in a day. Some drag on for years.
Grace Notes: Bill Cassidy quietly sidesteps his latest presidential assignment BY STEPHANIE GRACE | sgrace@theadvocate.com Jun 10, 2019 I don’t think U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy makes a habit of checking this space for advice, so I can’t take credit for a decision he’s clearly made. I can, though, applaud him for doing what I belie…