What does ownership mean? For most of American history the answer was straightforward: if you paid for something outright, you owned all of it, free to open it, modify it, repair it, or sell it exactly as you saw fit. Louisiana has the oldest property rights tradition in the United States, the one state in the country whose civil code traces back through the Napoleonic Code rather than English common law, and for two centuries that lineage has meant something specific here: o

Typically, we tend to cover Louisiana-centric news. But what happened yesterday in the Senate questioning of Anthony Fauci is too important not to acknowledge. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is not a Louisiana politician, and this is not a Louisiana story. But when a sitting United States senator looks Anthony Fauci in the eye and asks him, on the record, "who the f--k do you think you were," it becomes everyone's story. Louisiana families arrested for gathering outside. Louisia

The Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a jarring finding this week that deserves attention as Louisianans prepare to vote in Tuesday's U.S. Senate runoff. Daniel Erspamer, the institute's CEO, disclosed on Talk 107.3 that Louisiana-based environmental groups have collectively received at least $115.5 million in out-of-state funding since 2020, with roughly 98 percent of the money flowing from donor networks in California, Washington, D.C., and New York. The top fund

In St. Charles Parish and across Louisiana, sheriffs pride themselves on knowing our communities. We know our neighbors and our streets. And increasingly, we know the devastation that follows when residents lose their life savings to a scam that began with a phone call, a text or an online message. What has changed is not criminal intent. Scammers have existed for centuries. What has changed is the speed, scale and sophistication of their tools. Cryptocurrency has become a fa

Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature is back at the map table, and this time the stakes are higher than they have ever been. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down the state's court-ordered 4-2 congressional map, lawmakers have a rare and fleeting opportunity to redraw Louisiana's congressional lines in a way that reflects both the state's political identity and the national Republican Party's need to hold the House. President Trump has made the as

For decades, Washington has treated the decline in smoking as a public health success story—and it is. Rates are down. Awareness is up. The cultural shift is undeniable. But the job isn’t finished. It’s just become less visible. A new white paper from Philip Morris International’s U.S. arm makes a point that policymakers have largely ignored: America didn’t end smoking. It concentrated it among the hardest-to-reach populations—working-class Americans, rural communities, and t

Small business owners often survive on tight deadlines and thin margins. It’s a constant balancing act between rising costs and customer expectations. Like many entrepreneurs, I rely on every tool available to stay competitive. One of those tools is credit card rewards. That’s why the Credit Card Competition Act concerns me. In theory, the bill aims to increase competition among payment networks and reduce transaction fees for businesses like mine. In practice, however, it r

There are plenty of ways to evaluate a politician. Voting records. Policy positions. Coalition building. Leadership. And then there’s judgment. In 2026, you don’t need a deep dive into white papers or committee transcripts to get a sense of someone’s instincts. You can just open their social media. In the case of Senator Bill Cassidy, what you find is… something else entirely. Let’s start with the now-infamous gumbo post . Cassidy proudly shared a photo of a bowl of gumbo — c

A new poll out of Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is providing an early snapshot of what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive Republican primaries in the country—and it suggests Congresswoman Julia Letlow is gaining serious momentum. According to a survey conducted March 11–12 among likely Republican voters, Letlow leads a crowded field with 27%, narrowly ahead of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy at 26%, with State Treasurer John Fleming at 19%. Notably, nearly a third of

For years, Louisiana patients and independent pharmacies have warned that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are driving up prescription drug costs while quietly squeezing community providers out of the health care system. Last week, Congress took a meaningful step to address those concerns—and Louisiana leaders are positioned to build on that progress. President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes major PBM reform provisions authored

Nearly 40 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Thornburg v. Gingles (1986), requiring states to consider race when drawing districts under the Voting Rights Act. That decision set in motion a deeply flawed standard, one that still binds states like Louisiana to an unworkable and unjust framework. Today, nearly four decades later, that federal mandate continues to tie our hands, locking us into a system that penalizes states regardless of the path we choose.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Ahead of the official start of the 2026 election cycle beginning in the new year, Louisiana Senator Bill...