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 yet another example of the stellar success of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the public corruption trial of former Democrat state senator and 2006 U.S. congressional candidate Derrick Shepherd concluded today with a 37-month jail sentence, three years’ supervised probation and a $45,000 fine.
As WWL reports:
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It’s hard not to like Jim Brown. The former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner-turned-blogger/radio host is one of the few statewide pols who will throw his honest opinions into the fray, and what he says is usually thought-provoking stuff. Brown has been around a while, knows most of the players involved in Louisiana politics and policy and [...]
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Direct from Drew Brees, at one of the all-time greatest watering holes the Crescent City has to offer, we present you with an answer to one of recent history’s burning questions…
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This, from the Advocate, is so typical it’s surprising it even made news at all:
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to trim public school red tape does nothing to reduce any such burdens on teachers, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers said.
“Nothing would provide these front-line educators with greater autonomy or more professional discretion,” LFT [...]
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This column marks the debut of Oscar, TheHayride.com’s resident voracious rodent and all-around pestilential influence. We want it known from the beginning that any relationship between what the little guy says and the editorial position of TheHayride.com staff is completely coincidental – were it not for certain contractual and/or economic factors unfortunately in play we [...]
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This will do it. If it doesn’t, shame on you…
Saints Superbowl Victory Celebration from Cottage Films on Vimeo.
Consider this an open thread.
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It’s hard to form coherent thoughts when one is absolutely, completely numb.
The Saints winning the Super Bowl, as happened tonight, is that kind of event. Numbing. Until this year it was never even allowed, it seemed, for Saints fans to seriously think of their team as a champion.
Even the national media types covering the Super [...]
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Polls had shown Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu lingering below 50 percent in his attempt to subdue an 11-candidate field in the New Orleans mayoral race held Saturday, but as it turns out there might not be any need for a runoff.
With 37 of 366 precincts tallied, Landrieu is carrying better than 65 percent of the [...]
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In the two weeks since the New Orleans Saints won the NFC Championship Game and launched the NFL franchise into its first Super Bowl, a good deal of national attention and well-wishing has descended upon the city.
That’s been a good thing. But along with the kudos and good feelings have come an aggravating, and, frankly, [...]
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