Sunday, February 05, 2012
   
TEXT_SIZE
  • 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.

    Written on Monday, 16 January 2012
    Comment | Read more...


Banner Campaign

LA Race to the Top Application Singled Out by Washington Post

Rate this item
(0 votes)
LA Race to the Top Application Singled Out by Washington Post
Louisiana's application for federal funds through the Race to the Top program was singled out in a Washington Post column as an example of how states should seek and apply any awards.

In an op-ed piece published Saturday, Kevin Huffman, Teach for America executive vice president of public affairs, addressed several plans that he viewed as lacking what's necessary to be successful in obtaining an award. But he described Louisiana's plan as "a clear, concise, actionable plan to reform a large swath of its public schools."

Additional Info

Read 620 times |
Published in News Stories
Social sharing

Latest from

More in this category: « Lafayette May Consider Repeal of Consolidated Government -- Vote Could Come in November FOOTBALLS TO CONGRESS URGE SAINTLY WETLANDS DEFENSE »

2 Comments

  • Comment Link mpdfxr Saturday, 27 March 2010 posted by mpdfxr

    FL1kIW srvukgjqzekv, [url=http://leraoumpbsql.com/]leraoumpbsql[/url], [link=http://kacusrtkgsvz.com/]kacusrtkgsvz[/link], http://inbzxtwtcluc.com/

    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Comment Link mzjdrdaqtd Friday, 26 March 2010 posted by mzjdrdaqtd

    wZhWL3 yhsnwjcmlced, [url=http://pmlorkiymefy.com/]pmlorkiymefy[/url], [link=http://hgxufjatcaob.com/]hgxufjatcaob[/link], http://iibnggoqdrmw.com/

    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Add comment


back to top

The Pelican Republic debuts as a compilation of diverse viewpoints from different places and ideologies.  You may find that The Boiling Frog frets over societal values while The Purple Veil delves into personalities; Politique Deux Centimes digs around Acadiana while Anonymous Rex keeps Louisiana in the DC picture and The Lively Pelican weighs in with more blabber from the Crescent City region. 

For those aspiring scribes out there with something to say, send your guest  blog to pelicanrepublic@politicsla.com.
  
Pass along the site to your friends and foes alike and help keep the dialogue lively and current at PoliticsLA.com.

Blog Archive

Links

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Donate

LAProgress

Advertisements

Jim Brown's Column

    

News Feed

An error occurred

Oops, an error seems to have occurred. We're sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused. If the error persists, feel free to tell us about it.

BLOGGERS LOGIN