The Hayride

The conventional wisdom is that Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is a shoo in for the Lt Governor’s race. We would like to test that assumption by examining the strengths/weaknesses of the major candidates running in this race and projecting their vote totals on a parish by parish basis to predict the overall primary results.

Filed under: Jay Dardenne, Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, North Louisiana | 46899 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/early-analysis-of-the-louisiana-lieutenant-governors-race/Early+analysis+of+the+Louisiana+Lieutenant+Governor%27s+Race2010-07-17+19%3A59%3A44JMC+Enterprises

Candidate filing has closed in Louisiana for the 2010 elections.  There were a significant number of last minute qualifiers, so we are providing a summary, as well as a list of qualifiers:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise, The GOP | 4530No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-filing-has-closed/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Filing+Has+Closed%292010-07-09+22%3A39%3A09JMC+Enterprises

Today is the last day for candidate qualifying in Louisiana for the fall elections (qualifying concludes at 5PM). Below is the current status of major state and national offices:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Democrats, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, New Orleans, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Steve Scalise | 4513No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-friday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Friday+Noon+Status%292010-07-09+16%3A22%3A04JMC+Enterprises

We are now half way through candidate qualifying, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. After an initial rush of qualifiers yesterday morning, qualifying yesterday afternoon and this morning has proceeded as a slower pace, with the biggest entry being Democratic attorney Ravi Sangisetty, who is competing for the Congressional seat [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Charlie Melancon, Congress, David Vitter, Elections, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise | 4481No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-thursday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Thursday+Noon+Status%292010-07-08+16%3A15%3A22JMC+Enterprises

The first day of qualifying time is half over, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. Below is the current status:

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charles Boustany, Congress, David Vitter, Hunt Downer, Jay Dardenne, Jeff Landry, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, National, North Louisiana, Ravi Sangisetty, Rodney Alexander, Steve Scalise | 4465No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/louisiana-candidate-filing-wednesday-noon-status/Louisiana+Candidate+Filing+%28Wednesday+Noon+Status%292010-07-07+16%3A08%3A41JMC+Enterprises

For tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, candidates will be qualifying for national, statewide, and local races in Louisiana. What may be confusing is that while we will return to open primaries for Congressional races, we are still using party primaries for this year’s Congressional elections only. Meaning that Democrats/Independents may vote in the August 28 Democratic [...]

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Bill Cassidy, Charlie Melancon, David Vitter, Jay Dardenne, Joseph Cao, Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, National, New Orleans, North Louisiana | 44331 Comment »http://thehayride.com/2010/07/its-election-season-in-louisiana/It%27s+Election+Season+in+Louisiana+%212010-07-06+17%3A10%3A13JMC+Enterprises

Recent polls released in Louisiana and in Florida not only confirm Louisiana’s current conservative mood, but also show that the poll lead that Florida’s party switching Governor currently has is built on a very weak foundation that will erode as Election Day gets closer.

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Baton Rouge, Bobby Jindal, Charlie Melancon, David Vitter, Elections, Health Care, John Kennedy, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Mary Landrieu, National, New Orleans, North Louisiana, Obamacare, State Budget | 3168No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/05/a-tale-of-two-polls/A+tale+of+two+polls2010-05-07+05%3A24%3A55JMC+Enterprises

A major shakeup in V-Vehicle’s top management, in the wake of that company’s failure to secure a $320 million Department of Energy capital loan, has the smart money indicating the firm is close to melting away. The Monroe News-Star reported late Friday that V-Vehicle CEO Frank Varasano and Vice President for Assembly Horst Metz have [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Business, North Louisiana, State Budget | 23596 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/04/v-vehicle-apparently-breathes-its-last/V-Vehicle+Apparently+Breathes+Its+Last2010-04-03+17%3A19%3A36macaoidh

It appears that V-Vehicle, the rather unconventional car company planning on assembling its fuel-efficient automobiles with new retail prices in the $10,000 range, is now back to the drawing board on financing. The Baton Rouge Business Report has the story: The federal Energy Department has rejected a V-Vehicle Co. application for $321 million in loans, putting [...]

Filed under: Al Gore, Bobby Jindal, Business, North Louisiana | 21763 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/doe-no-soup-for-v-vehicle/DOE%3A+No+Soup+For+V-Vehicle2010-03-24+23%3A07%3A22macaoidh

While the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce awaits responses to letters it sent to natural gas producers as a precursor to hearings later this month on whether federal regulation is warranted on hydraulic fracturing, Louisiana’s congressional delegation and state legislators are taking a very vigorous and aggressive stance in fighting Washington’s attempts to [...]

Filed under: Business, Charlie Melancon, Congress, Economics, Economy, Energy, Environment, Haynesville Shale, John Fleming, Legislature, North Louisiana, Steve Scalise | 16337 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/scalise-fleming-la-house-to-waxman-markey-go-away-and-leave-us-alone/Scalise%2C+Fleming%2C+La.+House+To+Waxman%2C+Markey%3A+Go+Away+And+Leave+Us+Alone2010-03-09+05%3A09%3A37macaoidh