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  • Louisiana Voters Divided Among 217 Political Parties

    Louisiana Voters Divided Among 217 Political Parties The Louisiana Secretary of State carefully records the political party voters choose when they register to vote, which is how Louisiana's voter roll came to include 217 political parties, 86 which have only one member.  Included in that list is the Bull Moose Party, with its five members, 12 Jedis, 20  members of the Banana Party, one Monarchist, 16 Whigs, two Cajuns and a list of equally amusing party choices.  Read Gannett's Mike Hasten's hilarious account of those who list their party registration as "other" at the link below.

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Monday, 16 January 2012

Former Senate President Nunez Dead at 81

Former Senate President Nunez Dead at 81

Former St. Bernard Senator Sammy Nunez, who served two terms as Senate President, died Sunday after a lengthy illness.  Nunez served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and worked closely with current Senate President John Alario when Alario served as Speaker of the House.  Read more about his career at the link below. 

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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Barbour Has No Apologies for Pardoning 17 Murderers

Barbour Has No Apologies for Pardoning 17 Murderers

Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is at peace with his decision to pardon more than 200 criminals, including 17 convicted murderers, on his last days in office, but angry Mississippians are fighting back with the help of Attorney General Jim Hood.  CBS News is reporting his actions will likely lead to changes in Mississippi's pardon laws. 

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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Gingrich Mocks "Laissez les bon temps rouler" in Attack Ad

Gingrich Mocks
Newt Gingrich is getting mixed reviews of his latest attack on Mitt Romney, a TV spot in which he shows John Kerry at a campaign stop in Louisiana saying, "Laissez le bon temps rouler", then follows with a clip of Mitt Romney introducing himself in French on a 2002 Winter Olympics video.  Romney served as Chief Executive for the Olympics and English and French are both the official languages of the Olympics, no it's no wonder this is being called "the silliest slander of the campaign season."  You can see John Kerry, flanked by Senator Mary Landrieu, and Romney at the link below.
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Saturday, 14 January 2012

New Orleans Mayor, Police Chief Face Press After 18 People Shot in 24 Hours

New Orleans Mayor, Police Chief Face Press After 18 People Shot in 24 Hours
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his Chief of Police faced the public Friday after 18 people were shot in a 24-hour period, including a police officer.  New Orleans finished 2011 with 199 murders, and has already seen 47 people shot in 2012, with 12 killed, a new record for a city that continues to struggle with violence.  The new wave of crime comes on the heals of a very successful period in which the city hosted over 250,000 visitors for sporting events.  Read more about how the Mayor plans to fight "for the heart and soul of New Orleans" at the link below. 
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Monday, 09 January 2012

Despite BP Claims, Fishermen Are Still Struggling to Pay Bills

Despite BP Claims, Fishermen Are Still Struggling to Pay Bills
Despite a massive PR blitz by BP that includes everything from paying celebrity chefs to tout their claims to handling out fish tacos and seafood jambalaya to football fans flocking to New Orleans, commercial fisherman along the Gulf Coast are saying the hype just isn't true.  Some say they are struggling to just pay their bills with a dismal shrimp harvest and sales consistent with last year's.  The Louisiana Shrimp Association calls is simply "BP propaganda."  Read more at the link below. 
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Monday, 09 January 2012

Archbishop Urges Politicians to Shun Polarizing Politics

Archbishop Urges Politicians to Shun Polarizing Politics
In a message that has attracted attention, former Archbishop Alfred Hughes delivered a message to Governor Bobby Jindal and other elected officials at Sunday's inaugural interfaith prayer service, urging them to "shun the paralyzing and polarizing political debate in favor of civil discourse."  Hughes, shown here, also urged the elected officials gathered to keep in mind the needs of the poor, the downtrodden, the uneducated and minorities as they go about the tasks of leading the state, "because God excludes no one from his family. They should not be overlooked."
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Friday, 06 January 2012

Jindal Hosting Fundraiser to Retire Nungesser's Personal Debt from Campaign

Jindal Hosting Fundraiser to Retire Nungesser's Personal Debt from Campaign
Governor Bobby Jindal is hosting a fundraising to help Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser retire his personal debt from his campaign for Lt. Governor, causing current Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne to note, "I would hope he would be as supportive of his friends in victory as his friends in defeat."   His comments received the routine "no comment" from Jindal, but you can read his political adviser's explanation at the link below.
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012

Accused Priest Killer Seeks Grand Jury Venue Change After Being Featured in Campaign Commerical

Accused Priest Killer Seeks Grand Jury Venue Change After Being Featured in Campaign Commerical

A man accused of killing a Hammond priest then taking off for Disney World with his family in the priest's car has taken the unusual step of requesting that the grand jury that will hear his case be moved to another venue.  An attorney for Jeremy Wayne Manieri, accused of killing Father Ed Everitt in a Mississippi beach house was called a killer by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, shown here, in a campaign commerical. 

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Tuesday, 03 January 2012

Roemer Campaigns in New Hampshire, Meets Democratic Senator's Family

Roemer Campaigns in New Hampshire, Meets Democratic Senator's Family
Former Louisiana Governor and Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer took his campaign to Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Monday where he met Craig Welch, pictured here, who is the son-in-law of New Hampshire's senior Senator Jeanne Shaheen.  Welch's daughter, like Roemer, has Type 1 diabetes, so the two talked at length about health care.  Welch had kind words for Roemer saying, "I admire what he's trying to do.  He seems like a terrific guy." 
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012

Jindal Campaigns for Rick Perry in Iowa

Jindal Campaigns for Rick Perry in Iowa
As the Republican candidates for President made their final campaign stops in Iowa before tonight's caucuses, Governor Bobby Jindal campaigned with his personal choice, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is reportedly battling it out with Newt Gingrich for fourth place in Iowa.  Perry had told Iowans he hoped to be the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses before Tebow's Broncos had three consecutive losses. 
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Saturday, 17 December 2011

Livingston Parish President-elect Expects Smooth Transition

Livingston Parish President-elect Expects Smooth Transition
Livingston Parish President-elect Layton Ricks expects a smooth transition with outgoing Parish President Mike Grimmer following a particularly ugly campaign.  Ricks said he had a brief meeting with Grimmer and plans to meet again before taking office on January 9th.  Ricks is meeting with department heads prior to what he says will be personnel changes, but not wholesale firings.  He has also proposed a committee to select architects and engineers for parish work that removes the Council and Administration from the politics of choosing firms. 
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Saturday, 17 December 2011

Firings at State and Shaw Group Follow Indictment Over Corruption in State Program

Firings at State and Shaw Group Follow Indictment Over Corruption in State Program
The indictment of a consultant accused of bribing one of the State's top officials in the Hazard Mitigation Program has resulted in the firing of one state official the same week the Shaw Group fired the whistleblower in the case.   Meanwhile, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security demoted its top official in charge of hazard mitigation and cut her pay by $27,000.  The State's Hazard Mitigation Program has been under investigation by the federal Inspector General and the State Attorney General, who says the investigation is only beginning. 
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011

THE BIG ISSUE ON THE HILL NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

THE BIG ISSUE ON THE HILL NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
 It was only a matter of time before what really matters in Congress made it to the front pages, all be it the financial pages.  But wait long enough and we'll get down to the nitty gritty of why America's economy is in shambles and how it was all made possible.  Insider trading seems to have been in the "hands off" zone around Congress for years but, with suspicion mounting as to how hedge funds and corporate greed have sliced up America's middle class, if this story every gets legs, we'll begin to see the light as to how it all happened.  Forget the sex, drugs and rock 'n roll scandals, Democrats and Republicans alike probably agree that the story of insider trading should be "hands off."
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