We all share the same goal when it comes to health care: ensuring patients can access the medicines they need at prices they can afford. Louisiana Senate Bill 401 reflects a sincere effort to address that challenge. At the same time, I encourage lawmakers to consider the full picture of what drives out-of-pocket costs at […]
Protecting the Discoveries That Will Define the Future of Cancer Care
04/27/2026 by
Every April 26, World Intellectual Property Day reminds us that behind every world‑changing medical breakthrough is an idea worth protecting. For those of us on the front lines of cancer care, few issues are more consequential than strong intellectual property (IP) protections. The therapies transforming cancer from a diagnosis of despair into one of hope […]
Access to early cancer detection will give a better chance at survival
03/30/2026 by
Cancer has a way of dividing your life into before and after. I learned that when a routine procedure led doctors to discover something far more serious. What was supposed to be a straightforward surgery revealed a suspicious lump. A biopsy confirmed the unthinkable: stage 4 cancer. By the time it was found, the disease […]
Letter supports independent pharmacies
01/25/2026 by
Dear Editor, Independent pharmacies are a lifeline for many Louisiana families, especially in the rural parts of our state. But lately, these pharmacies are being pushed to the edge by abusive practices from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These middlemen decide reimbursement rates and control who gets included in pharmacy networks, and they’ve made it almost […]
Riley: No layoffs, no matter how long it takes to adopt General Fund Budget
07/07/2025 by
“We will adopt the General Fund Budget in its entirety or not at all.” – Mayor Tim Riley That was my position on June 16 when offering a “statement on General Fund negotiation” which had been nonexistent up to that time. It is still my position, one week before we hope to adopt the same […]
Gonzales’ former Interim Mayor explains Liberty Fence check signing process
06/17/2025 by
Editor, Pelican Post Online; Your website has chosen to repeatedly reprint a Facebook post written by the former City of Gonzales Chief Administrative Officer, Scott Byrd, which clearly implies illegality regarding checks written to Liberty Fence during the short term that I was interim Mayor of the City of Gonzales. Both the Pelican Post and Mr. Byrd […]
All you ever wanted to know about Louisiana elections…and more from Ascension’s Registrar
10/13/2023 by
Registrar of Voters Shanie Bourg has taken the time to answer every question she has been asked during the current election cycle. In fact, Bourg has anticipated questions which voters may harbor about the process in an information packed piece, sort of a technical manual on how Louisiana elections are conducted. If any remain, she […]
What does it cost to hire Meyer Engineering for a splash pad in AP? $49,900, logarithmically speaking
10/11/2023 by
NOTE: This piece was first published on June 21, 2019> If we learned nothing else at Thursday’s Council meeting, it was determined how much it cost to engineer a splash pad in Ascension Parish. If you’re part of the taxpaying public… $49,900 That’s a different question than; what’s it cost to be given the no-bid […]
Orgeron censured for “disrespectful behavior” to public
10/22/2021 by
Thursday’s meeting of Ascension’s Council saw an agenda item added by unanimous vote to publicly censure Councilman Corey Orgeron who absented himself from the proceedings rather than face the music and take his medicine. The public censure, a response to Orgeron’s disgraceful actions at Monday’s EA Drainage meeting, comes as little surprise. What took so […]
Lawler explains proposed EA Drainage “compromise” with the Parish President
07/19/2021 by
Councilman Aaron Lawler, the architect of a vote to remove President Clint Cointment from East Ascension Drainage District operations, took to social media recently to explain his motives. Included with the explanation was the following: What do I see for the future? I am personally working on a compromise with the PP, along with others […]
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