With the news earlier today that state rep Walker Hines, a 26-year old Democrat who is preparing a run for Secretary of State, is switching parties to the GOP, Louisiana Republican Party chairman Roger Villere put out a statement crowing... (Continue reading)
John Schroder doesn’t really look like Jim Caviezel. And he definitely doesn’t look like Gerard Depardieu. But he does come off as a pretty good Edmond Dantes nonetheless. And after a figurative banishment to the Louisiana legislature’s Chateau D’If, in... (Continue reading)
Today at 4 p.m. we might see some fireworks in the Louisiana legislature, as state rep. John Schroder (R-Covington), who found himself booted off the House Appropriations Committee as punishment for voting for Noble Ellington (D-Winnsboro) as Speaker Pro Tempore... (Continue reading)
While it’s certainly true that Washington politics has become more Byzantine than the Louisiana version of late, which is a good thing depending on your perspective, the fallout from the Speaker Pro Tem election in the state House of Representatives... (Continue reading)
From today’s Alexandria Town Talk: PINEVILLE — Major changes to benefits for retired state employees would be a “disaster,” a top official with the Retired State Employees Association said Thursday.... (Continue reading)