A Ferry Patriotic Protest
A campaign that would involve giving money away is a rare sight in these tax-averse times, but such is the rare predicament of Algiers Point residents and others who want to save the Mississippi River...
View ArticleVitter Seeks Obamacare for POTUS, Congress
David Vitter wants to give Obamacare to Obama. The junior Louisiana senator and friends say they're working on new legislation that would close an exemption in the Affordable Care Act that allows...
View ArticleDems: 20K in La. to Lose Unemployment Benefits in First Half of 2014
With the New Year, many Louisiana residents are seeing the end to unemployment insurance benefits. With a statewide rise in unemployment from 2012 to 2013, the Louisiana Democratic Party is calling...
View ArticleEdwin Edwards Announces Run for Congress
Updated 7:15 p.m.EWE is ready for the campaign trail once again. According to the AP, Louisiana's ex-con ex-gov officially announced his candidacy Monday for a Congressional seat that represents the...
View ArticleWater Bill Puts La. Projects on Priority List
Louisiana's D.C. delegation praised their Senate colleagues Thursday following passage of a massive water bill. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act authorizes multiple Army Corps of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Maness the Real Republican
Reader Skip Caissie Jr. weighs in on the Louisiana Senate race's third candidate, Colonel Rob Maness (ret.)Former Louisiana Representative Tony Perkins, chairman of FRC Action PAC, the political action...
View ArticleCity Council Roundup: Truck Parades, Police Pension, Biking for Gold
by Ashley RouenEven though New Orleans City Council deferred judgment on the Uber elephant in the room, they still had plenty of city business to handle. As always, Mardi Gras and White Linen Night...
View ArticleThird I Find: Libertarians Storm LA Ballots
Qualifying is closed and look at Louisiana's ballots shows the Libertarian party fielding a record number of candidates. The burgeoning third party is fielding eight candidates for federal offices and...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses Landrieu Residency Case
Louisiana's Senators both live in Louisiana after all. Today, a judge rejected the claim that Mary Landrieu actually lives in Washington D.C. making her ineligible to represent the state in Senate....
View ArticleMail Bag: Rallying the Colonel's Troops
Reader J.W. Bryan is angry with politics as usual. He feels that Mary Landrieu is part of an entrenched power strucutre and Cassidy represents the "ruling clique of Republicans," both abandoning the...
View ArticleTommy Boggs Passes
Tommy Boggs, a Louisiana legend who eventually settled in Washington D.C. and earned the nickname the King of K Street, passed away at the age of 73 years old on Monday (9.15). Boggs, the son of House...
View ArticleThird Party in the Second District
Samuel Davenport(L) is challenging one of the Democratic Party’s rising stars, and, the Libertarian candidate is just fine with that. In Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, incumbent Cedric...
View ArticleBrazile-an Facts: LSU to House Politico's Papers
Time to see how competitive James Carville is. Fellow local political strategist Donna Brazile just donated 32 boxes of political memorabilia documenting her involvement and career in Democratic...
View ArticleBobby J and Malloy Feud in Connecticut
Governor Bobby Jindal says that he must “think and pray” before he decides whether he is running for President. However, he’s spent several years making frequent out of state trips like a candidate for...
View ArticleThe Outsider Comes Inside: Maness Joins Cassidy Camp
Colonel Rob Maness, the outsider candidate in the race for US Senator from Louisiana, has not wasted very much time in learning how to operate inside politics. The Tea Party darling finished in third...
View ArticleOp-Ed: The Runoff Runs Out
Have you voted yet? Did you show up for early voting with a smile on your face, eager to perform your civic duty? Of course not. read more
View ArticleConditional Sluice
Cautions about a fast-food worker rally on Canal Street concluded Thursday’s (12.05) City Council Meeting. However, before that point, talk of new kitchens and lounges dominated much of the zoning...
View ArticleBrothers in Harm: Bobby J Won't Condemn Giuliani
After former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said that President Obama “doesn’t love America,” he drew plenty of fire including condemnations from his own party. Although Bobby Jindal’s recent trips...
View ArticleTake Me Down to the Iowa City
Bobby Jindal is an optimist. He won’t let little issues like a budget gap and legislative session get in the way of a presidential campaign—even an undeclared campaign. Although da Gov’ says that he is...
View ArticleTotal Recall: Jindal Edition?
Louisianans have been pushed past a critical threshold and the Recall Jindal movement is on in full force. Sort of. A petition for the Governor’s removal circulating online has garnered thousands of...
View ArticleJindal's POTUS Announcement Set for Kenner (Brah)
Bobby Jindal has been praying, considering, and exploring a run for the G.O.P. presidential run for over a year. NOLA’s burlesque scene has nothing on da’ Gov’s mastery of the tease, but soon the dance...
View ArticleCassidy Amongst Earl Holt's Political Contributions
Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports that Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana accepted a campaign contribution from Earl Holt of Longview, Texas. The name and address matches that of the white...
View ArticleGovernor's Ball
The national political stage has been lit up by declarations of candidacy. In Louisiana, we do things a bit different. The big news this week is who is not running. Lt. General Russel Honoré (ret.)...
View ArticleTroy Carter Gets Back In The Game
Insiders say that politics is like a drug and campaigning is hard to kick. New Orleans’ own Troy Carter is no Joe Biden, but he is having a hard time walking away from the game. On Tuesday (9.08),...
View ArticleTrump's Duck In Hand
Bobby Jindal does not have much support at home. Now, the Candidate J is losing followers from his small base. This week, Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson defected from Candidate J to the Trump...
View ArticleEarly Voting Begins Today
Louisiana’s “jungle primary” means that citizens will likely have to wait several months until they know who their next governor is. However, the election finally begins today. For those who don't want...
View ArticleAnsari Gives Full One Percent to Playing Jindal
In Louisiana, Bobby Jindal has long provided comic fodder. Recent single digit poll numbers have given national comics a few opportunities to get in on the fun(nies). In a Wednesday (11.04) night...
View ArticleBel Lobs: Edwards Gets In Mud
David Vitter is almost synonymous with harsh, mud slinging attack ads. During this weekend’s LSU-Alabama fiasco, the senator got a taste of his own medicine. Democratic contender John Bel Edwards...
View ArticleR.I.P. C.B. Forgotston
C.B. Forgotston served as the conscience of government in Louisiana for decades both within the system and then later as a pioneer of digital media in the state. On Sunday (1.03) evening, he died at...
View ArticleNOLA Women Strike and Rally to Share 'A Day Without A Woman'
Women across the country are on strike today (3.8) as part of a demonstration coinciding with International Women’s Day. Following the Women’s March, which saw over 2 million people march in the U.S....
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