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All content by Chris Ortte

Opinion: Tarpon Rodeo proves to be Wild West on water

By Chris Ortte
July 29, 2013
History junior Connor Roberts relaxes in the hammock he set up in the quad Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

Opinion: College summers foreshadow post-graduation lives

By Chris Ortte
July 24, 2013

Opinion: Group projects do not work as professors intend

By Chris Ortte
July 22, 2013
Pope Francis hugs a child after he delivered the Angelus prayer at the Pontiff's residence of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Sunday July 14, 2013. For a day, Pope Francis has abandoned his traditional Sunday greeting at the Vatican, opting for an informal front-door encounter in a hill town outside Rome which hosts the papal summer residence. Unlike his predecessors, Francis isn't staying in Castel Gandolfo for the summer, but came for the day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Opinion: Pope Francis’ lifestyle unprecedented, yet simple

By Chris Ortte
July 15, 2013
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and GOP leaders arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, following a Republican strategy session. From left are, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen, John Thune, R-S.D, and McConnell. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: GOP may be dying, but South won’t go blue yet

By Chris Ortte
July 10, 2013
Fire billows from the Williams Olefins Plant in Ascension Parish, La., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. 

Opinion: In chemical plants, some accidents are unavoidable

By Chris Ortte
June 17, 2013
Although texting or emailing may be an easier form of communication, it lacks the personality of handwritten letters.

Opinion: Let them know you’re genuine: write a letter

By Chris Ortte
June 12, 2013
Beachgoers play in waves at Folly Beach from Tropical Storm Andrea, Friday, June 7, 2013 in Charleston, S.C. Tropical Storm Andrea moved quickly across south Georgia and was leaving the Carolinas waterlogged on Friday while sparing the area any serious damage. (AP Photo/The Post And Courier, Leroy Burnell)

Opinion: Predictable storms preferable over tornadoes

By Chris Ortte
June 10, 2013
Barges power their way up the Mississippi River on Friday in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Mississippi River and the American South was a marriage derived from fate

By Chris Ortte
May 5, 2013
Red snapper caught by commercial fishermen await shipment.

Opinion: Expanding offshore fishing boundary beneficial for state

By Chris Ortte
April 24, 2013
Opinion: Cajun culture needs preservation

Opinion: Cajun culture needs preservation

By Chris Ortte
April 17, 2013
4,983 students, faculty and staff participated game of dodge ball attempting to break the Guinness World Record.

Banning dodgeball prevents students from learning to stand up for themselves

By Chris Ortte
April 9, 2013
Sinkhole

Opinion: Bayou Corne sinkhole is a long-term problem

By Chris Ortte
March 25, 2013
Newly reinstated Student Government Vice President Taylor Parks (left) and President John Woodard (right) smile and stand with a supporter after UCourt's verdict Sunday, May 17, 2013.

Opinion: How many times will Unite defeat Impact in one election?

By Chris Ortte
March 18, 2013
Trina Grimes Scott and former Gov. Edwin Edwards met when she was his pen pal while he was in prison.

Opinion: Former Gov. Edwin Edwards’ reality show remises the governor’s glory days

By Chris Ortte
March 12, 2013
Brandon Scott Lavergne, is escorted to the Lafayette Parish Courthouse by Lt. Jack Lightfoot, left, and Detective Stephen Bajat for a hearing Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 Lafayette, La. Brandon Scott Lavergne has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Lafayette Parish women, Michaela "Mickey" Shunick of Lafayette, and Lisa Pate of Youngsville.

Opinion: Murderers don’t deserve more privileges than victims

By Chris Ortte
March 3, 2013
Sad Louisiana

Opinion: Twitter a poor gauge of happiness in Louisiana

By Chris Ortte
February 26, 2013

Opinion: Big changes in Louisiana fishing regulation should bring big results

By Chris Ortte
February 20, 2013
Opinion: Mardi Gras bigger than Big Easy

Opinion: Mardi Gras bigger than Big Easy

By Chris Ortte
February 7, 2013
The Zulu Mardi Gras parade makes its way onto Canal Street on Feb. 16, 2010. Louisiana’s cultural traditions, remnants of resilient settlers, are arguably part of what makes the state a forerunner in economic prosperity.

Opinion: It’s no surprise Forbes.com ranks Louisiana as the best place in the U.S. for business and culture

By Chris Ortte
January 27, 2013
PETA

Opinion: Hey PETA, quit overreacting to python killing

By Chris Ortte
January 24, 2013
From left to right: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Barack Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., watch as the president jokes about being left handed as he signs executive orders outlining proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Opinion: Guns do not commit the crimes — people do

By Chris Ortte
January 17, 2013

Small Business Saturday is what holidays are for: giving

By Chris Ortte
November 26, 2012
Gaylen Iverstine’s turkeys roam free range and live in a pasture that also holds beef cows. The 150 birds will be ready for Thanksgiving.

Mind your cooking and keep a drink in-hand: It’s Thanksgiving

By Chris Ortte
November 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives to his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Boston. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Southern voting demonstrative of region’s values, traditions

By Chris Ortte
November 12, 2012
College of Science Senator Trey Schwartzenburg polls the legislative body in the Student union Capital Chamber Wednesday Oct. 24, 2012 on whether they want to change the date for Light the Night from Sunday Nov. 4, 2012 to the following Monday or Tuesday. Some LSU administrators would like to change the date, but some student government senators are wary that it will conflict with Tuesday election day.

Student Government held down by fluff and ego

By Chris Ortte
November 7, 2012

New liquor laws won’t change much in Baton Rouge

By Chris Ortte
October 30, 2012

The Traditionalist: Does Louisiana need new anti-bullying laws to protect schoolchildren?

By Chris Ortte
October 24, 2012

Crowley’s Rice Festival: No shame, just good times

By Chris Ortte
October 22, 2012
Romney, flip flop

Biased moderators are political home cooking

By Chris Ortte
October 16, 2012
Protestors opposed to hydraulic fracturing, demonstrate outside a Marcellus Shale industry conference on Sept. 20 in Philadelphia.

Natural gas: what’s really at stake

By Chris Ortte
October 9, 2012

South Louisiana greatly differs from the South at large

By Chris Ortte
October 2, 2012
The Traditionalist: The grading system in place does not need to be fixed

The Traditionalist: The grading system in place does not need to be fixed

By Chris Ortte
September 25, 2012
"You shoulda seen the mother...talk about the 'one that got away'..."

The Traditionalist: Louisiana hunter’s supply and demand is a dilemma

By Chris Ortte
September 19, 2012