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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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Taxpayers Paid for Vitter Aide to Fly Home for DWI Court Appearance

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Taxpayers Paid for Vitter Aide to Fly Home for DWI Court Appearance

A new charge has surfaced in the Senate campaign involving Senator David Vitter's aide who resigned after it surfaced that he had attacked and stabbed his girlfriend while working on women's issues for the Senator.  The Advocate reported this week that Brent Furer flew home to Baton Rouge at taxpayers' expense to appear in court for his most recent DWI arrest.  The Melancon campaign wasted no time in jumping on what they called Vitter's "Con Air", allowing the aide who had been arrested on DWI and cocaine charges in addition to the charges for attacking the young woman to fly at taxpayers expense to deal with the charges.  Read the details from The Advocate at the link below.

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