We wrote in this space this week about the Senate District 31 race between conservative Rep. Alan Seabaugh and former basketball coach Mike McConathy.
Honestly, the content of their debate was so stunning in its contrast of the two candidates that we had no room to cover other crucial elements of the race. We highly recommend you read Part One linked above to get clarity on the capacity of each of the candidates to competently perform the duties of a Louisiana State Senator.
We have also run into a conundrum here in an analysis of McConathy’s campaign contributions.
These reports are chock full of Dinosaur Democrats, along with their law firms and businesses maxing out to the tune of $2,500 each to McConathy. Foster Campbell, Don Kelly, Taylor Townsend and Ed Dunahoe are chief among them. So, it makes sense the marijuana hawkers like The Apothecary Shoppe, LLC out of Lafayette and the Southeast Cannabis Policy PAC each have also maxed out at $2,500. Even the Joe Biden-endorsing Teamsters gave McConathy a $1,000 contribution.
Of special note, the Block Law firm has also maxed out to McConathy. Matthew Block is soon-to-be former Governor John Bel Edward’s right- and left-hand hatchet man.
Please keep in mind, this hit parade of trial lawyers contributing to McConathy’s campaign is ONLY a list of a list of those who have maxed out as of the filing on September 27, 2023. There are plenty of others that did not max out so, again, these are JUST a list of those who were obviously trial lawyers, along with their law firms from the personal injury, billboard lawyer world who each gave Mike McConathy $2,500:
BLOCK LAW FIRM (John Bel Edwards attorneys) PO Box 108 Thibodaux, LA 70302
DANNIELLE B DUNAHOE 358 Jefferson Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
EDWIN DUNAHOE 120 Amulet Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
JARED DUNAHOE 258 Jefferson Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
EDWIN DUNAHOE LAW OFFICE 120 Amulet Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
KELLY & TOWNSEND LLC PO Box 756 Natchitoches, LA 71458
DONALD G KELLY (former Democrat State Senator, uncle of Tyler Townsend, Democrat fundraiser, trial lawyer and John Bel Edwards sycophant) PO Box 756 Natchitoches, LA 71458
DONALD G KELLY LAW CORPORATION PO Box 756 Natchitoches, LA 71458
KEENAN K KELLY PO Box 756 Natchitoches, LA 71458
WILLIAM L TOWNSEND III 118 S. Williams Ave. Natchitoches, LA 71457
WICKAN PROPERTIES LLC 118 S. Williams Ave. Natchitoches, LA 71457 (owned by William L Townsend III)
RED RIVER LAND DEVELOPMENT INC. 137 St. Denis Street Natchitoches, LA 71457 (Taylor Townsend, Democrat fundraiser, trial lawyer and John Bel Edwards sycophant serves as an officer)
NATCHITOCHES ST. DENIS PROPERTIES LLC Po Box 756 Natchitoches, LA 71458 (Taylor Townsend, Democrat fundraiser, trial lawyer and John Bel Edwards sycophant serves as an officer)
CORKERN, CREWS, GUILLET & JOHNSON, LLC PO Box 1036 Natchitoches, LA 71458
MORROW, MORROW, RYAN & BASSETT PO Box 1787 Opelousas, LA 70571
ROBERT L SALIM 1901 Texas Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
BILLY WEST PO Box 1033 Natchitoches, LA 71458
BAGGETT MCCALL LLC PO Drawer 7820 Lake Charles, LA 70606
BROUSSARD & DAVID, LLC PO Box 3524 Lafayette, LA 70502
COX, COX, FILO, CAMEL & WILSON BUILDING LLC 723 Broad Street Lake Charles, LA 70601
GLENN ARMENTOR, LTD 300 Stewart Street Lafayette, LA 70501
HERMAN, HERMAN, & KATZ LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
CRAIG R HILL (Jones & Hill) PO Box 1260 Oberlin, LA 70655
J C JONES (Jones & Hill) 714 Maple Street Oakdale, LA 71463
JOHN CLIFTON CONINE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 1150 Miller Farm Road Natchitoches, LA 71457
LABORDE EARLES LAW FIRM, LLC PO Box 80098 Lafayette, LA 70598
LEE HOFFOSS, LLC 517 West College Street Lake Charles, LA 70605
LUNDY, LUNDY, SOILEAU & SOUTH LLP (Hunter Lundy, the Democrat masquerading as an independent conservative in the current gubernatorial race, is a partner in this firm) PO Box 3010 Lake Charles, LA 70602
MORROW, MORROW, RYAN & BASSETT PO Drawer 1787 Opelousas, LA 70571
MUDD, BRUCHHAUS & KEATING LLC 422 E College Street Ste. B Lake Charles, LA 70605
PANDIT LAW FIRM LLC 701 Poydras Street Ste. 3950 New Orleans, LA 70139
ROBICHAUX, MIZE, WADSACK, RICHARDSON & WATSON LLC PO Box 2065 Lake Charles, LA 70602
STUTES & LAVERGNE LLC PO Box 1644 Lake Charles, LA 70602
THE TOWNSLEY LAW FIRM LLP 3102 Enterprise Blvd Lake Charles, LA 70601
VOORHIES LAW FIRM LLC 1100 Poydras Street Ste. 2810 New Orleans, LA 70163
DOMENGEAUX, WRIGHT, ROY & EDWARDS LLC PO Box 366 Lafayette, LA 70502
GREGORIO, CHAFIN, LLC 9284 Linwood Avenue Shreveport, LA 71106
RICE & KENDIG 1030 Kings Highway Shreveport, LA 71104
VERON, BICE, PALERMO & WILSON LLC PO Box 2125 Lake Charles, LA 70602
The choice is clear for the trial attorneys. They’re backing McConathy.
The conservative choice is also clear by their actions: proven conservative Rep. Alan Seabaugh.