WHAT A TANGLED WEB HE WEAVES For the entire three months that comprised the 2010 legislative session, House Speaker JIM TUCKER held weekly news "briefings" on policy issues he chose to...
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Jindal a non-factor in legislative process thus far Gov. BOBBY JINDAL's appointment of Breaux Bridge native SCOTT ANGELLE as interim lieutenant governor clearly settled who the No. 2 person in state...
NEW ORLEANS MAYOR'S RACE HAS RIPPLE EFFECT IN ACADIANA Last week's surprise announcement by LT. GOV. MITCH LANDRIEU that he would seek the office of New Orleans mayor (a post his father held) was a...
LANDRIEU’S EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO JINDAL With all the suspense of a Hollywood ending, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu announced Saturday afternoon that she would be the deciding 60th vote to allow the Senate...
Bobby Jindal has a streak going that outpaces any previous governor that served before him: the inability to have a “coattails” effect on a single election where he has endorsed and publicly supported...
Vitter has Melancon against the ropes, but is Charlie Boy taking his cue from Muhammad Ali? The No. 1 rule in politics is to define your opponent with voters before the opponent has a chance to do so....
The Melancon/Vitter main event is now set — or is it? The long expected entry of U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon into the U.S. Senate race as a challenger to David Vitter finally occurred last week —...
DOLLAR BILL NEEDED MORE SENSE The conviction this past week of former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson (affectionately nicknamed “Dollar Bill” by his arch rival, former New Orleans Mayor Dutch...
FISSURE FORMS IN ACADIANA DELEGATION?
For the past two years, many have commented on the cohesiveness of the Lafayette legislative delegation; as being one of the most unified in history. After all, Sen. Mike Michot had single handedly...
FOOTE IN THE DOOR Sources close to the process confirm that Alexandria attorney Beth Foote has risen to the top of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s short list as the replacement for the retiring federal...
GUILLORY ELECTION AFTERMATH Opelousas state Rep. Elbert Guillory trounced Patricia Cravins, wife of Opelousas Mayor Don Cravins, in the runoff for the Senate seat to replace her son Don Cravins Jr.,...
Does Specter switch make Vitter more expendable? For months now, U.S. Sen. David Vitter has travelled the state pushing the message that he should be re-elected because his defeat would possibly give...
Thibodeaux in the Game After telling many that he was “not interested” in the U.S. District Court judgeship being vacated by Tucker Melancon because he was seeking appointment to the U.S. Fifth...
“WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE“? Winning 91 out of 103 precincts, Baton Rouge lawyer Dan Claitor effectively mopped the floor with the cape of Superman (Bobby Jindal) over Lafayette native Lee Domingue, as...
Gautreaux gaining momentum? While local attorneys Warren Perrin and David Calogero both have an interest in replacing federal Judge Tucker Melancon, who recently assumed senior status, I don’t put...
Washington Out? Appointed by former President George W. Bush, U.S. Attorney for the Western District Donald Washington will likely be replaced by the Obama administration, with significant influence...
Blinded by the LITE? Reliable sources confirm that the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise is having financial difficulty. Due to the fact that it cannot provide the necessary software...
Editor’s Note: Still in mourning over the loss of his distant relative and mentor Deep Throat — and not one to let a great tradition die — Peep Goat debuts in this week’s issue. We finally coaxed Peep...
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