The push is on at the state Capitol to raid dedicated funds in order to plug future budgets with one-time revenue—a risky and shortsighted policy. To understand why this practice is fiscally irresponsible, a look at the recent past is important. In August/September of 2005, Katrina and Rita slammed into Louisiana. In a matter of [...]
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Today’s revelation that ubiquitous former governor Kathleen Blanco is now sitting on the Louisiana Democrat Party’s executive committee isn’t a major surprise. In fact, it’s a quite essential occurrence given several circumstances confronting the state’s Dems.
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I haven’t read Karl Rove’s new book, so I’m going to hold off on any hard-and-fast judgements about what the Bush Administration political guru says regarding the events following Hurricane Katrina. It seems some of Rove’s reflections in the book about Katrina have lit up former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco, though, so where there’s a [...]
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In today’s Lafayette Advertiser sports section is a curious article ascribing credit for New Orleans’ Super Bowl jubilation to an unusual source. Namely, former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco.
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