Stephanie McGuffee isn’t officially poverty-guideline-grade poor, but she’s been on the borderline and she’s worked with enough low-income families to know what it’s like.

The Louisiana registration clock is ticking. The question each of us faces is whether our voices will count when the future direction of our state is determined.

It's hard not to think of the comparisons.

I haven't talked to all the Black people in New Orleans, but I'm here to tell you that people are disappointed, shocked and stunned that New Orleans Interim Superintendent Michelle Woodfork di…