Who’s Racist And Selfish?

And while others may demonize, belittle or smear us for what we believe, defending yourself can be exhausting – even being hated by people who have known you for years simply because you expressed a conservative position or supported a Republican politician.

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Monday, Sept. 23, 2019

Louisiana: The State We’re In

By Louis Avallone

You can also raise the minimum wage (even when the Congressional Budget Office says it will actually cause thousands in Louisiana to lose their jobs).

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Monday, Sept. 9, 2019

Make Sure Your Vote Really Counts

By Louis Avallone

Regret is a fundamental element of decision-making. After all, life is full of choices, and many of them are uncertain ones – the one who got away, the job you didn’t take, the money you didn’t save, the fight you wish you hadn’t had – there’s always going to be something that.

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Monday, Aug. 26, 2019

What’s Complicated?

By Louis Avallone

Or, “it’s not that simple – it’s complicated.” But is it, really? The philosopher Confucius believed, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” I think that’s mostly the true. I mean, things might be hard, but all in all, they are seldom that complicated.

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Monday, Aug. 12, 2019

Qualified Candidates

By Louis Avallone

for the October elections ended Thursday, Aug. 8. Of course, to use the word “qualifying” is somewhat of a misnomer. It’s like calling aluminum foil “tinfoil” (there’s nothing “tin” about it) or pulling up in your “driveway” when it’s actually only used for parking.

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Monday, July 29, 2019

Open Meetings? For Whom?

By Louis Avallone

During a recent Shreveport City Council meeting, a concerned citizen made her way through the crowded audience to the public podium.

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Running On Empty?

By Louis Avallone

Moreover, the sales pitch from Mayor Adrian Perkins has already started. In a resolution prepared by the Mayor’s Office, the mayor urges that “there are many capital improvements projects which are needed for the growth, prosperity and proper functioning of the city.

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Monday, July 1, 2019

Apologies Due All Around

By Louis Avallone

Adrian Perkins issued an apology to the Sam Cooke family recently during the Let the Good Times Roll Festival in Shreveport for what Mayor Perkins says was the unfair treatment that Sam Cooke received here more than five decades ago when he was arrested for disturbing the peace.

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Those Rooted Here Most Vital to Growth

By Louis Avallone

most of us have probably heard. Same with “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone,” as Jesus says in the Gospels. So, why do we criticize one another so much? For most of us, it’s probably because we’re doing it from a place of love, because we want the other person to be better.

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Monday, June 3, 2019

Dress Code

By Louis Avallone

Some say their support of the “saggy pants” law is simple: They’re just tired of looking at young men’s underwear, and it’s disrespectful. They say such dress is an embrace of gang and prison culture. As a police officer in Los Angeles explained the issue, “Kids today are dressing for death.