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This image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the USGS forecast for damage from natural and induced earthquakes in the U.S. in 2016. Federal scientists say the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased significantly, much of it man-made as byproduct of drilling for energy. Oklahoma now has the nation’s highest with a 1 in 8 chance of damaging ground shaking in 2016, passing California. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Opinion: Fracking causes earthquakes, oil companies and regulators should reconsider

By Jack Richards April 3, 2016

The number of earthquakes that are directly or indirectly caused by horizontal oil well drilling is fracking ridiculous. Those who drill for oil and those who regulate their activity need to consider the...

April Fools: Beyonce endorses Hillary Clinton

APRIL FOOLS: Beyonce endorses Hillary Clinton

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin March 31, 2016

On Thursday evening, Hillary Clinton received some much-needed street cred in the form of an endorsement from religious deity and superstar, Beyoncé. Beyoncé gave the endorsement at a surprise...

Edwin Edwards awaits as poll results come in for the LA-6 congressional district at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge, November 4, 2014.

APRIL FOOLS: Edwin Edwards to enter presidential race

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR March 31, 2016

Donald Trump has supporters so rabid that, according to him, he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and no one would switch votes. When former Gov. Edwin Edwards, D-La., heard that, he chuckled slyly and...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Janesville, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

OPINION: Emory shouldn’t punish students for Trump chalk markings

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 March 30, 2016

Colleges and universities should support open communication among students rather than pandering to the loudest complainers. Last week, some students at Emory University claimed that the chalk markings...

Cartoon courtesy of Kire Thomas

OPINION: Americans need to become culturally aware through traveling

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins March 30, 2016

The Brussels attack on March 22 that reportedly killed 11 people at Zaventem Airport is a reason many Americans may refuse to travel. They are afraid of the dangers of other countries, but it shouldn’t...

FILE - In this Monday, June 8, 2015, file photo, Turkish liras, euros and U.S. dollars are stacked at a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey. Investors are now seeing the downside of one of 2015's hottest investing trends: Exchange-traded funds that invest in foreign stocks while trying to eliminate the threat of changing currency values. The dollar has been falling against other currencies, which gives a boost to traditional funds that don’t “hedge” against currency values. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

OPINION: Ten ways to spend your tax return

By Jay Cranford @hjcranford March 29, 2016

Unless you spent it all on Jell-O shots and sunscreen last week, many of you will be receiving your tax refund soon if not already. Here are some wise ways spend your refund that don’t involve Tigerland. 1....

OPINION: U.S. should restrict its border access in light of Brussels attacks

OPINION: U.S. should restrict its border access in light of Brussels attacks

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 March 29, 2016

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris, Brussels, Istanbul and California. The United States should keep most foreign-born people out so we can prevent future attacks. Europe...

LSU President F. King Alexander speaking at a rally protesting cuts to higher education funding on the steps of the State Capitol Building on Feb. 19, 2016.

OPINION: University Administrators should take pay cuts for students

By Jack Richards @JayEllRichy March 28, 2016

When I look at how much money top-level University administrators make in a year, it reminds me of the indubitable words of Louisiana’s greatest poet, Torrence Hatch: “I’m an ordinary...

Cartoon drawn by Kire Thomas

OPINION: North Carolina law hurts trans community, supports bigotry

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer March 28, 2016

North Carolina is now a gender police state. Last week, its Republican governor, Pat McCrory, signed a bill to legislate policing of transgender and gender nonconforming people under the guise of religious...

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her Blackberry from a desk inside a C-17 military plane upon her departure from Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea, bound for Tripoli, Libya. Newly released emails show a 2009 request to issue a secure government smartphone to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denied by the National Security Agency. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool, File)

SATIRE: Millennials turn to Clinton as lead against Sanders widens

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin March 17, 2016

This article is purely satire and meant only for the readers’                enjoyment. As Hillary Clinton’s lead over Bernie Sanders grows, millennials...

La'Porsha Renae attends the red carpet arrivals and Debut of the "American Idol XV" Finalists on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

OPINION: Black Hair is a form of identity, should not be chemically altered

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins March 17, 2016

New rule — straight hair and high-pony tails are now prohibited at some schools. I’m kidding, but why do we allow those, yet ban afros and dreadlocks? School administrators constantly tell...

Festival goers enjoy the second and last day of Buku Music + Art Project on Saturday, Mar. 12, 2016 at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.

OPINION: Summer music festival economic impact great for state

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR March 16, 2016

The number of summer music festivals in America has exploded in the last decade, and New Orleans should continue to capitalize on this market. The Napster and Limewire generation are finally coming to...