New presidents have only so long to get big legislative initiatives done. It’s already June, and the clock is ticking for President Joe Biden. Big bills take a long time. Congress will spend much of the summer on recess. They’ll be at work in the fall, but by the end of the year, Democratic and Repu...

For someone who works with people who are dying one would think that I would get to the point where death does not affect me. Unfortunately, that is not true. Yes, when the people you deal with are strangers, it does not affect me in an emotional way. But when it is one of your own family then that ...

The Louisiana Legislature is in the final throes of its fiscal-only session and to date the only substantive matter lawmakers have approved was a $37-billion budget, which is saying something. Normally lawmakers wait until the last couple of days of a session before approving the budget, but this ye...

I received an email recently that got me to thinking about my mother’s clothesline. The email was titled “Remembering Mom’s Clothesline” and I am sure...

School is out which means summertime has begun, although the calendar says it doesn’t officially start until June 20. We all know that the summer actu...

Financial Abuse is often cited by abused victims as the main reason they remain with or return to an abusive partner. We know that domestic abuse (D.A...