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    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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Guidry, Johnson Elected to New Orleans Council -- Police Monitor Lakeview Intersections Where Shouting Matches Broke Out Among Opposing Sides

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Guidry, Johnson Elected to New Orleans Council -- Police Monitor Lakeview Intersections Where Shouting Matches Broke Out Among Opposing Sides
Newcomer Susan Guidry and former state senator Jon Johnson were elected to the New Orleans City Council yesterday, bringing the count for the all-Democratic Council to five women and two men and five white members and two African American for the majority black city.  The hotly contested District A race between Guidry and former Councilman Jay Batt ended with police monitoring intersections as supporters from the two camps yelled at each other.

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