Letters

Letters: ESAs are an existential threat to public education

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
8 hrs ago

The ESA proposed bill is our local Republicans' latest attempt to decimate public education by starving it of nutrients. It might be worth noting, because some seem to have forgotten, the law …

Letters: Why Jefferson Parish needs to close the smoking loophole

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
8 hrs ago

Currently, there are still places where residents in Jefferson Parish go out to unwind and have fun — bars and casinos — that are currently not smoke-free. A recent article by Marie Fazio stat…

Letters: Insurance middlemen harm those with chronic illness

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
9 hrs ago

For people living with chronic and complex illnesses, consistent treatment access is critical to stay healthy. However, burdensome practices from insurance industry middlemen are creating unne…

State rep: Only through collaboration can we fix S&WB

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
9 hrs ago

Recently, there has been a buzz among political insiders about my role as a freshman representative filing a placeholder bill aimed at providing one year of oversight for the Sewerage & Wa…

Letters: Fiscal conservatives don't spend money like Landry is

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
9 hrs ago

Here is why I question Gov. Jeff Landry being a fiscally responsible leader. One month into his term and he proposes to give all senior cabinet secretaries raises of about $50,000. The individ…

Letters: Campus protests are being stirred by outsiders

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
9 hrs ago

The horrific scenes of unrest on college campuses across the country are disturbing. These outbreaks can no longer be called peaceful protests. They are hate-filled diatribes against Jewish st…

Letters: System that makes it easy for teens to carry guns is bankrupt

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
20 hrs ago

In a time when blood and tears flow in our cities and towns in Louisiana, how can our government officials and system be so compromised, broken and confused to allow 18-year-olds and older to …

Letters: Wars cost money, and U.S. needs to trim the fat

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 6, 2024

Will the U.S. never learn? Ever since Eisenhower took the Vietnam battle handoff in 1957, most of our interventions have been costly and ultimately ineffective.

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Letters: More police presence isn't accomplishing goal of safer society

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 6, 2024

The fundamental premise of Roland Gallatin's April 10 letter is that lower crime requires stronger police presence. However, law enforcement officials respond only after crimes have occurred.

Letters: Nitrogen hypoxia in executions doesn't equate to what Nazis did

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 6, 2024

Jews Against Gassing, a group that claims to represent the Jewish community, showed up on April 16 at the Louisiana State Capitol to support a Senate Bill 430 that would exclude nitrogen gas f…

Letters: ESAs will be final nail in the coffin for Louisiana public schools

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 6, 2024

Louisiana’s 16-year slog to defund public education began with former Gov. Bobby Jindal. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said his worst scam was allowing donations of unlimited f…

Letters: Teach the kids about Mardi Gras etiquette early

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 6, 2024

Kevin Allman's poem about the Krewe of Chad needs to be an illustrated book published for New Orleanians to buy their children. If we don't teach them right from wrong, then they grow up to be…

Randy Ewing: Here's why the summer EBT program matters to Louisiana

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 6, 2024

I offer this letter in praise of Senate President Cameron Henry, House Speaker Phillip DeVillier and members of the Legislature, who have secured funding of the Summer EBT program.

Letters log April 25- May 2: One hot-button issue drew some nuanced responses

BY ARNESSA GARRETT | Managing editor
Updated May 6, 2024

Many of the letters we get have strong points of view on one side or the other of a debate. That’s not surprisinggenerally those who take the time to go to their computer and compose a letter …

Letters: Bill would help online marketplaces by making regulation consistent

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 2, 2024

In recent discussions surrounding House Bill 591 in Louisiana, a bill that aims to create uniform regulations for online marketplaces and strengthen consumer data protection, there has been a …

Letters: Do not plant Chinese tallow trees for bees

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 2, 2024

On April 21, you published an article, “Above And BEEyond.” It had some good information. However, there was a glaring statement which goes against everything that experts in forestry, agricul…

Rep. Brach Myers: Let's help build healthcare workforce in state

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 2, 2024

The need to reverse Louisiana’s healthcare workforce shortage has grown more urgent as waves of seasoned nurses prepare to retire and nursing schools struggle to train enough healthcare profes…

Letters: Local governments should support a newspaper that covers local issues

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 2, 2024

I remember when The Lafayette Daily Advertiser was locally owned. They covered our local government and school system, but most of all, they covered our great local university. Presently, this…

Letters: Working together helped rally support for summer EBT

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 2, 2024

The New Orleans Citizen Committee applauds key legislators who have reversed the state's rejection of federal funds to feed poor kids this summer. However, the real credit should go to the uni…

Letters: Residents fighting against plant shouldn't be painted as radicals

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Updated May 1, 2024

Why did the newspaper use the term “activists” to refer to residents impacted by the expansion of the Koch methanol plant? Why not call them “residents,” “concerned citizens” or “community groups?”

Letters: Action needed to prevent ball moss from destroying local crepe myrtles

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

Baton Rouge has a real problem that is attacking our trees. Ball moss started collecting on crepe myrtle trees in downtown Baton Rouge a few years ago. While ball moss only attaches to the tre…

Letters: Positions of governor don't make any sense

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

After reading the newspaper, let me make sure I have this right. The governor does not want to accept money to feed children during the summer months, he wants to penalize librarians who reque…

Letters: Carbon capture will help spread the wealth of energy corridor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

The offshore energy industry at Port Fourchon yields a $3.4 billion economic impact to our state and generates $657 million in household earnings. With our energy production, we spend hundreds…

Letters: Report on new crime trend was eye-opening

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

Thank you, Matt Bruce, for enlightening Advocate readers on the new crime that seems to have gone around Houston and Baton Rouge and may still be happening.

Letters: Positive solutions to crime still possible despite Legislature's actions

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

The recent reversal of Louisiana's criminal justice reform is concerning. We need a clear pathway forward that ensures ongoing change and holds our governor and Legislature accountable.

Letters: Live After Five is what community is all about

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

Baton Rouge, like so many cities our size, created our version of Live After Five several years ago. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out on a social experiment gone right.

Letters: ESAs are a budget-busting bad idea

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

The legislation to fund every student's enrollment in private school is bad for Louisiana. I understand, though do not agree with, the concept of “it's my money,” but this ignores the state’s …

Letters: Sad tale shows hoe domestic violence derails lives

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 1, 2024

I read the article, " 'Good kid' gets 25 years for killing," twice to make sure I understood the situation as well as possible.