Editorial

You wouldn’t want to take Jamie Perdigao’s word for anything, but the incendiary motion he has filed in federal court has clearly touched a nerve.

In three short months we have taken a great step toward a New Louisiana. We set out to dramatically transform our state, and we have begun to do exactly that. We have transformed the reputation of our state by passing some of the strongest ethics reforms in the country.

In a move that would result in Entergy customers saving hundreds of millions of dollars in repair costs to electricity systems after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 55 during a regular session in 2007.
In trying to use this legislation, Entergy customers would be guaranteed to receive $40 million in savings for the next five years with a potential to save upwards to $200 million over the next 10 years.

I think President Clinton said it first: “Is, is what it is”. That makes perfect sense to me. Although the article articulated below was meant primarily for black kids by the author, I think it applies equally to all kids; White, Black, Hispanic or whatever stripe.
If kids today want to get ahead, experience the American dream and become successful in whatever they decide to do, they have to get a good education.

If you know or have someone in a nursing home you may want to pass this along. I have personally been with persons like this and wondered how much they knew what was going on. We must love and cherish all in this predicament and realize that they are God’s children left in our care.
When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors
were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked
on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours