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FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to a question during a news conference at IBM Watson headquarters, in New York. Cook said his company will resist a federal magistrate's order to hack its own users in connection with the investigation of the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings. In a statement posted early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, on the company's website, Cook argued that such a move would undermine encryption by creating a backdoor that could potentially be used on other future devices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

OPINION: Judicial order against Apple violates privacy of millions

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 17, 2016

“Hello. It’s me,” the United States government howls to Apple as it prepares to violate the constitutional rights of nearly every American. On Tuesday, a California judge ordered Apple...

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, businessman Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson take the stage before the CBS News Republican presidential debate at the Peace Center, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Opinion: A guideline of the Republican presidential candidates

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 February 17, 2016

It’s almost Louisiana’s turn in the presidential primary election. Before casting your ballots, read my analysis on each GOP candidate. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: If his last name was the...

OPINION: State shouldn’t jeopardize lives of children with disabilities

OPINION: State shouldn’t jeopardize lives of children with disabilities

By Michael Beyer February 16, 2016

The state legislators will have blood on their hands if they cut health care for children with developmental disabilities.  You heard about higher education budget cuts. Now children with disabilities...

Three lanes of traffic pass on Feb. 18, 2013, on Interstate 10 near the Siegen Lane exit.

OPINION: Louisiana should raise the gas tax to reduce shortfall

By Garrett Hines February 16, 2016

Political grandstanding on the baseless claim that we shouldn’t raise new taxes to fill our deep budget hole is pandering at its worst. State Treasurer John Kennedy, the perennial failed senate candidate,...

OPINION: Millionaires in America aren’t who you think they are

OPINION: Millionaires in America aren’t who you think they are

By Jay Cranford February 15, 2016

You’ve probably heard the “one percent” storyline on both sides of the 2016 election cycle. The buzzword refers to the sobering fact that one percent of the U.S. population possesses...

A board by the Qroma group illustrates LGBT support Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, during Rainbeaux Rush in the African American Cultural Center.

OPINION: Blackness cannot be peeled away from the rainbow coalition

By Garrett Hines February 15, 2016

Important black cultural keystones, figureheads, leaders and regular people all are part of the LGBT community. Because of our steadfast Christian influence, the black community is not the most welcoming...

In this May 5, 2015, file photo, a marijuana plant grows at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse in Otsego, Minn. A southeastern Illinois company says it has started growing medical marijuana and may be the first in the state to do so. Officials at Ataraxia in the Edwards County city of Albion, Ill., said Monday, July 13, 2015 that they received state authorization July 10, and have started cultivating the genetic strains that will be the basis of their products. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

OPINION: Increase cigarette taxes and legalize marijuana to fix budget

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 February 14, 2016

People have the right to kill themselves by smoking cigarettes, but why not fix the state deficit at the same time? Let’s raise the taxes on cigarettes and legalize marijuana so we can raise revenue...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, unveils his proposals for balancing Louisiana's budget, including a list of tax increases for legislative consideration, during a news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Joining Edwards are Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson, left, and Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

OPINION: On the budget, House Republicans need to put up or shut up

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer February 14, 2016

Louisiana House Republicans, come up with a budget plan or stop pretending to legislate. You burned the house down and now have the gall to lecture Gov. John Bel Edwards on how he should keep the house...

LSU head coach Les Miles bids good night to the student section after the Tigers' 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 in Tiger Stadium.

OPINION: Les Miles needs to help save higher education

By Justin DiCharia @JDiCharia February 14, 2016

Students saved Les Miles’ future as head coach of the football team, and now it’s time for him to help save our future as students in a soon-to-be crumbling university. On a cold November night...

Beyoncé, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Bruno Mars perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

SATIRE: Beyonce offends millions of innocent white people

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 11, 2016

Pop superstar and occult Illuminati leader, Beyonce, performed her new single “Formation” live for the first time at Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. British rock band, Coldplay, and...

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to supporters on primary election night, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Hollis, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

SATIRE: Ted Cruz threatens lives to secure GOP nomination

By James Richard @jayellrichy February 11, 2016

As he strode onto the stage in New Hampshire after his third place finish, presidential candidate and marshmallow-faced toddler Ted Cruz had the swagger of Snoop Dogg on steroids. The former Texas Solicitor...

FILE- In this July 28, 2015 file photo, Erica Canaut, center, cheers as she and other anti-abortion activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses. Two state health researchers in Texas are under fire for a co-authoring a study suggesting what Republican leaders have long disputed - that cuts to Planned Parenthood are hurting access to women’s health care. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

HEAD TO HEAD: Funding abortion goes against people’s religious beliefs

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 February 10, 2016

Funding organizations like Planned Parenthood forces taxpayers to pay for activities that go against their religious or moral beliefs. As of right now, 17 states fund all or most medically necessary abortions....