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ASWELL: LOTTERY SALE IS BAT GUANO CRAZY
MAR 20 Blogger Tom Aswell is critiquing Bobby Jindal's latest scheme to raise just enough money to plug holes in the budget for six months by selling a critical state asset. Jindal wants to sell the lottery, and Treasurer John Kennedy predicts he's going to do it without involving the Legislature. But really, Tom, why does this surprise you? Hasn't Bobby made it clear he doesn't give two pins about Louisiana's future? After he's gone we'll probably find he's sold all the furniture in the mansion.
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HUDSPETH RECOGNIZED BY BLEACHER REPORT
MAR 20 UL Football Coach Mark Hudspeth is named one of the Top 25 College Football Coaches in this post on the Bleacher Report. Columnist Mark Pedersen wrote that he ranked the coaches based on the work they've done so far, what they've accomplished in their current position and whether they're "trending upward." Hudspeth came in at No. 24.
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CRISTIE'S FAMILY OFFERS A WAY TO REMEMBER HER
MAR 20 Sadly, LSU grad, southern chef and lovely person Cristie Schoen and her new husband were murdered this week in South Carolina. Schoen's family has set up this memorial page on the website of the Humane Society of South Mississippi, offering fans and friends a way to donate to the organization in her name.
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MAR 20 This post on Movoto is one of those click-bait lists we love to sneer at - but really, this one deserves every sneer it gets. It (allegedly) is a list of 15 awesome Louisiana restaurants - and not one of them is in Acadiana. Excuse me? Named are joints in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Bossier City and Lake Charles. Really?
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PERRY AND HIS GLASSES FOLLOWING HOT MEN ON TWITTER
MAR 20 This post on the Bloomberg politics blog is interesting - and hilarious. In it, they've broken down (graphically) who the GOP presidential hopefuls follow, and who they don't. Now really, we all know that none of these gasbags are manning their own Twitter account, but still it's pretty interesting how these things stack up.
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MAR 20 Here's another clickbait map that's pretty interesting. It's based on search engine auto-completes for each state, for the phrase "how much does a (blank) cost..." in each state's capital city. For Louisiana, the question was about a succession. There were a couple "pound of weed" and "boob job" states, but dang, Connecticut. It must be as boring as we've heard up there.
Friday's Blogs from the Bog!
Blogger Tom Aswell has diagnosed all of Bobby Jindal's problems: He's "bat guano crazy." In other news, it's Friday! Bleacher Report gives Hudspeth some love and you can give some love in memory of slain chef Cristie Schoen.