DA Schools City Council, Court on Gwen’s Law Hearings Hurdles By David Soublet, Sr. Ever attended or tuned in to the New Orleans Proposed Budget Hearings?            It’s when all city…

Amendment No. 1 – Provides relative to timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and related matters. Do you support an amendment to clarify that the timing of gubernatorial action…

Why Seek The Job Anyway? Besides the very attractive salary, why would anyone want to serve as police chief in the city of New Orleans?  With a rapidly dwindling police…

OCTOBER 2023 AMENDMENTS 3 & 4: SIMPLIFIED AMENDMENT 3 (FOR) With HB 47 voters will be asked to decide whether to make increases in how state budget surpluses are spent…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is commonly given credit for coining the phrase “high tech lynching” during the conclusion of his confirmation process in 1991 .  His assessment was made…

Attorney General By David Soublet, Sr. Qualifying for all statewide and local elections is over.  While there has been ample coverage of gubernatorial election candidates, other key statewide offices have…

HB 648 Veto Override: A Test of “Liberal” Values In political conversations, people are often labeled as being either a liberal or a conservative. Such labels are often attached based…

Less than 3 weeks ago, the NCAA Independent Resolution Panel levied heavy penalties on both the LSU football and men’s basketball programs. The panel handed down Level 1-3 violations. The…

By David Soublet, Sr. My family has resided in our New Orleans East neighborhood in District E for over 32 years since my daughter was born in 1991. The neighborhood…

In New Orleans politics, there are a few sacred cow constituencies that elected and appointed officials should navigate with extreme caution.  There are the St. Charles Avenue multi-millionaires, the well-to-do…