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Post-Inaugural Lyceum Legislative Luncheon Love-In
After the inauguration, many of us went over to the Lyceum for a luncheon. The event was MCed by Scott Angelle, Secretary of the State’s Natural Resources and former lieutenant governor. As is to be expected, there was a lot of... (Continue reading)
Barras bill sets wheels for sale
For the second year in a row, state Rep. Taylor Barras, D-New Iberia, will file a bill that will authorize the state to sell land to one of his constituents. It is a process, he said, replete with “sunshine” and... (Continue reading)
Louisiana’s next congressional map
Written on 5 Apr, 2011 at 8:46 By: Christopher Gary in Bobby Jindal, Featured, Legislature, Louisiana
There’s lots of redistricting action on tap today in Louisiana, where there are four plans scheduled to be considered–three in the state House and one in the state Senate. Read more: Louisiana’s next congressional map... (Continue reading)
Mills, Champagne to duel for senate seat?
State Rep. Fred Mills tells the Abbeville Meridional he is planning to run for the District 22 state Senate seat recently vacated by Troy Hebert (Hebert is the new Commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control). A... (Continue reading)
State GOP Rejoices Over Newfound House Majority; Nothing Has Really Changed
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)
UPDATED: Dems To Debut Fayard, Part Deux In Sec. Of State Race
UPDATE: Unreal. Less than a day after Hines made it known he’s running for statewide office, he’s now announcing he’s switching parties. We’ve posted his record of authoring legislation below, and it’s almost impossible to equate that with the mainstream... (Continue reading)
Alario? Seriously?
Comes today word that John Alario, Louisiana’s Mr. Democrat for decades in the state legislature, says he might want to switch parties and become a Republican. Alario says he’s “pondering” a switch and will make a decision by year’s end.... (Continue reading)
Higher Ed “Human Shields” To Protest At Capitol
Written on 8 Nov, 2010 at 21:18 By: Walter Abbott in Education, Iron Rail Gang, Legislature, State Budget
The Louisiana higher education establishment’s version of “human shields” will be put into action this Wednesday at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. See the story in The (Baton Rouge) Advocate. State police brace for student protest We use the... (Continue reading)
A Very Predictable Plot Line
I have seen this movie before, several times. Oil and gas prices spike, pouring revenues into the state’s coffers. The money hardly makes it there before it is spent. If there isn’t time to spend it wisely, it is thrown... (Continue reading)
Jindal Campaigning-Higher Ed Issue Reaching A Boiling Point
Written on 18 Oct, 2010 at 23:09 By: MacAoidh in Democrats, Education, Legislature, Louisiana, Obamoratorium, State Budget
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is a rising star on the national conservative scene, and perhaps undeservingly so. Jindal’s rapid-fire policy pronouncements, “ethnic diversity” and aggressive self-promotion on a national stage has put him on the map for an eventual –... (Continue reading)