Editorial

Jeff Landry was born and raised in St. Martinville, LA, received a BS degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in environmental and sustainable resources, with a minor in biology. He earned a Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
He served eleven years in the Louisiana National Guard and was discharged at the rank of sergeant. Over his decade-plus years of service, Jeff became a decorated veteran of Desert Storm. He also received the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, a National Defense Ribbon, and the Louisiana War Cross.

I am really confused about what’s going on in this country today. At one time, the conventional wisdom was that the Democrats were for the blue-collar workingman, and the Republicans were for upper crust elites. Now country music songs have entered the philosophical fray, and it’s hard to tell who is for what.

A recent op-ed by The Advocate newspaper questioned whether “School Choice” and the “political plea to let the state money follow the child” was just “Campaign Rhetoric” that fails to address the root problem of poverty—as Louisiana’s child poverty rate is the second highest in the nation—and that “economically disadvantaged students face much greater challenges and achieve lower educational outcomes.” They closed by “demanding specifics from candidates on what they propose to do on education—as poverty has profound impacts on children who don’t have the family support so vital to success i