Terrorism is a multi-headed viper that threatens our society. The news media is filled with stories about the thirty seven people injured in this weekend’s political terrorism. It makes for
Posts From Sen. Conrad Appel
Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were placed in the last book of the New Testament during the hegemony of the detested Roman Empire. Though
I am absolutely heartbroken. As I watch the news, day in and day out, I wonder what happened to the great majority of politically moderate Americans that were backbone of
I just have to say this so please forgive my exuberance; this afternoon I feel extremely proud of my work in the Senate and of when I was Chair of
Brave Odysseus had to know; he had to feel for himself the powerful pull of the Sirens’ calls. But Odysseus had an advantage, the Gods had warned him that to
“No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.“ – J. Edgar Hoover I saw this old quote and to me it speaks volumes.
The Sunday morning editorials bristle with attacks on the Legislature for “kicking the can” and for failing to follow the
Louisiana desperately needs to diversify its business base in order to create good jobs; for too long we have depended
The latest justification by allies of the Governor for the failure of tax bills in the Louisiana Legislature is that
Well, I have read many of the major editorials this morning and with no exception they all support major taxes
“…the Task Force believes that one structural change in the Louisiana budgetary model should be to live within long-term and
The Finance Committee met today and we were given a general overview of the budget status by Commissioner Dardenne. He
OK I admit it, I am really conflicted. What is causing me so much angst will cause many people to
Just to be clear, Louisiana seriously under-funds its system of post-secondary education. Now with that said, under the political realities
On Monday we start a new session; more importantly, as I have written, we start a session that offers opportunities
Well it’s over and it all worked out as I had expected. We passed enough taxes and made enough short
As we start the Special Session let me try to present the big picture as I see it. Any financial
A new year always brings a time for reflection, this year is no different. Well, perhaps it is very different,
When we fail to respond to history we fail ourselves. There is but one word for people who don’t understand
