Louisiana legislative special elections – Two for the TEA Party

Tonight, a special election in Acadiana gave the GOP its 55th member in the Louisiana House. The fact that a Republican would win was not in doubt; there were two things, however, which were noteworthy about this election: Continue reading... (Continue reading)

Merger Of Baton Rouge Police, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Considered

NATO Missile Strike Kills Qaddafi’s Son

Black Chamber Of Commerce Head Harry Alford On Laura Ingraham: Voting Obama My Biggest Mistake

You might remember Harry Alford, the president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, from his evisceration of the patronizing Barbara Boxer back in 2009. Well, Alford was on the Laura Ingraham Show this week talking about the Obama presidency... (Continue reading)

Bill Clinton: Y’Know, Obamacare Might Get Blowed Up By The Supreme Court

Obama’s Father Was Forced Out Of Harvard

Southern U. Defies System President, Hires Insider Candidate For Chancellor Job

Jindal: Louisiana Has No Business Running An Employee Insurance Program

Sen. Vitter asks why the U.S. is sending money to Brazil for oil

Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter reinvigorated his pursuit Friday for the reasons behind why the administration is providing South American countries money to produce oil. “U.S. domestic energy policy cannot be based on crippling access, stifling permitting, and increasing taxes... (Continue reading)

Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – House District 104

Incumbent (N/A – New District) District Map: Continue reading at http://winwithjmc.com/archives/2716 John Couvillon is a political consultant. His company is JMC Enterprises of Louisiana, Inc. with expertise in the data analysis aspects of political campaigns, such as poll sample development/analysis, development of... (Continue reading)

Houma NAACP Howling About Police Presence At Master P Rap Event

KEVIN KANE: Louisiana Is Already Squeezing Taxpayers Enough

Louisiana government spending increased by 150 percent over 20 years In their guest column of April 9 (“Cigarette tax increase is good public policy”), Edward Ashworth and Andrew Muhl argue in favor of increasing the state’s cigarette tax. The authors... (Continue reading)

Secretary Of State Schedler Debuts ’2ManyElections.com’ Site

Richie Sambora’s In Rehab, But Bon Jovi Still Playing Jazz Fest

CBS’ Lara Logan Gives First Interview After Brutal Tahrir Square Attack

Space Shuttle Launches Scratched Due To Technical Issue

Issues On The Rise In State, National Politics

THE DEMISE OF THE DOLLAR: It is depressing to watch the continued erosion of the proud currency that was once known as “King Dollar.” As this column is being written, it costs $1.50 to purchase one Euro, and the Canadian... (Continue reading)

Thank God For Jim Tucker

Yesterday, Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker accomplished two things at a Capitol press conference wherein he broke sharply with Gov. Bobby Jindal on budgetary matters; he struck a blow for the fiscal discipline that many of Jindal’s detractors have pined... (Continue reading)

Quote Of The Day, April 29, 2011

“1.8% growth, 8.8% unemployment,3.8% inflation spells stagflation.” - Larry Kudlow, via Twitter... (Continue reading)

Mississippi Waters Rising Quickly; Tributaries Starting To Flow Backwards