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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.

    Written on Monday, 16 January 2012
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 As mud and cement close off spewing oil into the Gulf following months of flow from the BP well explosion, what lies ahead for Louisiana and its fragile environment?  No doubt CNN and followers will close their tents on the river bank and the news will shift.  But what have we learned and how will we take the disaster and make good on promises to restore our endangered coast?  How will we ensure the livelihoods of those impacted by the spill in a land where there is a Shrimp & Petroleum Festival? The cleanup begins.

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