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THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS

Since his showing last year in the 5th Congressional District race, when he was barely edged out of the runoff, Duck Dynasty cousin Zach Dasher’s political future has been wide open — and now it includes speculation about running for the second highest statewide Louisiana office.

Rigging the System

The annual spring legislative session is just under way in Baton Rouge as lawmakers grapple with a $1.6 billion budget deficit and the difficult job of closing it.

THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS

Price of Oil Getting Political in LouisianaWhile oil prices, and predictions about where they’re going, don’t paint a pretty picture for the state of Louisiana, we’re unlikely to see a true and complete portrait of their effect on the current fiscal year budget until the next governor is sworn in.

LIMPING FORWARD

Amid a funding crisis, criminal justice in Lafayette and across Louisiana has slowed to a crawl.


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