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As Trump Declares Emergency Over Coronavirus, Disgraced Former Louisiana DHH Secretary Shares the Stage

Only four years ago, Greenstein was reportedly struggling to find a job and staring at nine felony indictments related to his role in awarding a lucrative state Medicaid contract to a former employer.

Opening Day Signs and Portents

Session begins with a broken gavel and the state’s first positive test in the predicted COVID-19 pandemic

Careless Operation: Tort Reform and the Fight Brought To You By Big Tobacco

It is impossible to separate the well-funded campaign for "tort reform" and the proposals in the Louisiana legislature to change state law, under the pretense of lowering auto insurance premiums, with the legacy of Big Tobacco.

Careless Operation: Part One

Following the defeat of a thinly-disguised series of so-called "tort reforms" that were marketed to the public as a way to decrease the price of car insurance in Louisiana, conservative lawmakers and their patrons at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) are once again attempting to push through legislation that would bargain away the legal rights of innocent victims.

Before the Cajun Navy, A Ragtag Group of Civilian Boaters Fought Nazi Germany Off the Louisiana Coast

The incredible, true story of when the Louisiana Gulf Coast was on the frontlines of World War II.

To See or Not To See

Dear readers, I know it’s been nearly a month since I initiated this series to gaze into the murky depths of Louisiana’s future, but the...

Mayor Jeff Hall Dispatches Cleco’s Former Top Lawyer to Secret Meeting with NextGEN

Invoices exclusively obtained by the Bayou Brief reveal that the Alexandria Mayor’s Office has been assembling a plan to privatize the city’s nonprofit utility system for more than seven months, despite what they’ve claimed publicly.

In for a Shock

In response to reports that Alexandria is contemplating privatizing its 126-year-old, nonprofit municipal utility system, some have claimed they’re paying too much, but anyone who believes a private operator will make things cheaper is in for a shock.

Disingenuous, Brother Gene

When radio talk show host Jim Engster introduced the Louisiana Family Forum’s executive director Rev. Gene Mills as the featured speaker at the January...

In Alexandria, Mayor Jeff Hall’s Decision to Suspend Police Chief Sparks Outrage

Chief Jerrod King, a widely-admired 23-year veteran of the APD, was placed on administrative leave and reportedly told to surrender his vehicle, keys, and cell phone. Mayor Hall’s office thus far has refused to provide the public with any explanation.

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