Letters to Editor – League of Women Voters of Louisiana

Letters to the Editor

2025

“Civic groups should not be hampered from registering new citizen voters,” The Advocate, 10/13/2025 (Rosalind Cook, LWVNO)

“We don’t need more barriers to voter registration,” The Advocate, 5/28/2025 (Sylvia Finger, LWVNO)
“Civil service protections exist for a reason; don’t throw them out,” The Advocate, 5/19/2025 (M. Christian Green, LWVLA)

2024

“Don’t be intimidated; make your vote count,” The Advocate, 10/29/2024 (M. Christian Green, LWVLA)
“Voters should make sure to check their registration,” The Advocate, 9/10/2024 (Sylvia Johnson, LWVLA)

2023

“LWV President: Amendment will harm work of groups trying to educate voters,” The Advocate, 9/22/2023 (M. Christian Green, LWVLA)
“Letters: League of Women Voters urges study of book banning in Louisiana,” The Advocate, 3/16/2023 (DeVoe Allen and Bonnie Schmidt, LWVST)

2022

“League of Women Voters: Congressional districts should be based on real communities of interest,” The Advocate, 6/1/2022 (Hilda Walker Thomas and M. Christian Green, LWVLA)

2020

“Letters: LWV supports initiatives for safe, orderly elections during health crisis,” The Advocate, 3/27/2020 (Hilda Walker Thomas, LWVLA)
“Letters: League says sentence was excessive, ought to be reversed,” The Advocate, 8/17/2020 (Hilda Walker Thomas, LWVLA)
“People Powered Fair Maps Campaign on Redistricting,” Natchitoches Parish Journal,1/31/2020 (Hilda Walker Thomas, LWVNO)
“Letters: The League backs a fair process for new districts for Congress, state,” The Advocate, 1/19/2020 (Hilda Walker Thomas, LWVLA)

2019

“Letters: A pattern of discrimination, inequities, lack of trust and dignity for Louisiana’s women,” The Advocate, 6/19/2019 (Linda Hawkins, LWVLA)
“Louisiana League of Women Voters: Cassidy, Kennedy should buck Mitch McConnell on voter access bill,” The Advocate, 6/16/2019 (M. Christian Green, LWVLA)
“Louisiana could make history if it finally passes the ERA,” The Advocate, 3/27/2019 (Rosalind Blanco Cook, LWVNO)
“Letters: Thetis Cusimano’s leadership will be missed,” The Advocate, 1/24/2019 (Kathleen Espinoza, LWVLFT)

2018

“A constitutional convention won’t solve budget problems,” The Advocate 5/18/2018 (Carol DeVille, LWVLA)
“Cutting taxes is no path to prosperity for Louisiana,” Shreveport Times, 3/11/2018 (Carol DeVille, LWVLA)

2017

“Letters: DAs not left out of jail reform process,” The Advocate, 5/1/2017 (Joanne Pettit and Bonnie Schmidt, LWVLA)