Category Archives: Local/State

Good news for opponents of DEI in Louisiana! The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has eliminated its Office of Campus Inclusion! Which would be great news if that’s all you knew. Unfortunately, this writer has to read into things, and so this isn’t the big victory folks want (or the giant step backwards others fear).Continue reading “Office of No Importance”

               We are a day away from the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun’s football team hosting the Sun Belt Championship game in Lafayette. The Cajuns will be taking on Marshall, and competing to win their 4th Sun Belt title. It’s been a very fun year.                The University of Louisiana has been slowly but surely stepping upContinue reading “Cajuns Football – Best in the Boot            “

               It’s that wonderful time of year when our state government is gathering in Baton Rouge to talk a bunch and get little done. We can usually count on one or two bills, amendments, or line items that come out of left field. Every now and then, they do something good as well. Their progressContinue reading “Legislature and Black Bear Season”

               When you think of a mascot, what comes to mind? Is it a buck-toothed beaver in a ball cap at a gas station? Or maybe a large green flightless bird? What about a snarky tree? All of these and more are the correct answers. Mascots are fun and terrifying at the same time, andContinue reading “Rising From the Swamp: New Cajuns Mascot?”

               Any one want to take a guess at how long it took 2023 to get just as weird as the last couple of years? First month? Week?                Incredibly, Louisiana laws that went into effect on January 1 were able to kickstart the strangeness. One of these laws require pornographic websites to verify theContinue reading “2023 Kick Off    “

               It’s early November, and so an event almost as exciting as the Super Bowl is taking place-elections for our federal representatives and local leaders! In the spirit of fostering a good conversation about our candidates, I thought it would be fun to do a quick look at a handful of those running and aContinue reading “Election Time! Representative Edition”

               It’s early November, and so an event almost as exciting as the Super Bowl is taking place-elections for our federal representatives and local leaders! In the spirit of fostering a good conversation about our candidates, I thought it would be fun to do a quick look at a handful of those running and aContinue reading “Election Time! Senator Edition”

               In the wake of the SCOTUS decision over-turning Roe v. Wade, there were (predictably) protests all over. Just like always, these protests were done poorly and for the wrong reasons. Naturally there were folks on both sides of the protests that make them look like fools and take away from their credibility. Sounds likeContinue reading “Poor Protests    “

               Every day it seems that the government’s faith in us to diminish a little bit more. It’s so insulting that we keep moving further from common sense by a condescending government. I usually take this attitude with straight white folks who think they know what’s best for the black and gay and other marginalizedContinue reading “Oh-My-Cron”

                When you think of a hairy situation, you probably think of a tough or stressful time. When we go through hairy situations, we tend to learn about ourselves in someway or another. Maybe we get a change of perspective that helps us understand more about a specific activity or the world in general. AndContinue reading “Hairy Situation”