On Saturday morning I woke up to learn America and Israel had launched strikes on Iran. This came after around two months of the Iranian regime’s crackdown on its own people, killing tens of thousands ...

President Donald Trump said Iran would have attacked first if the United States didn’t act. “They were going to attack,” Trump said. “If we didn’t do it, they were going to attack first. I felt ...

Louisiana State Police say they are monitoring developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict for any potential effects on public safety, while coordinating with local, state and federal partners to maintain ...

You win some, you lose some with the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, who recently took a belated two steps forward and one step back in admissions policy for the state’s flagship ...

Back in January 2026 and September 2025, you may recall that I published multiple articles on The Hayride about the Louisiana ...

I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first.” – President Trump, on the death of Iranian theocrat dictator Ali Khamenei, killed in the first wave of bombings on Saturday. Two ...

In June 1989, when Ali Khamenei was elevated to the position of supreme leader of Iran, he let slip the sense of insecurity that would come to define his brutal 37-year reign. “I am an individual with ...

Louisiana lawmakers are moving quickly to put guardrails around artificial intelligence, with at least 18 bills filed or ...

As I write this, it’s Friday during lent. All around Louisiana today you can get a good seafood meal at a Catholic church nearby. As a Southern Baptist, I don’t feel obliged to give anything up for ...

Republican Mayor Tom Arceneaux acquired another arrow in his quiver for reelection, even as he picked up his most serious challenger to date. Last week, S&P Global announced a change in outlook for ...

After years of turbulence, including board replacements, public accusations, media headlines, and finally the removal of the ...

Days after President Donald Trump endorsed Louisiana State Sen. Blake Miguez in the race for Louisiana’s 5th District, a local reporter began revisiting a nearly two-decade-old sexual assault ...