Remember when you wuz a kid, and you used de excuse dat your best friend Jack or Mary had done something, so why couldn’t you? Your mom or dad would say “If _____(fill in the blank) jumped off the bridge, would you do it?”
Well, we are axin de same question today wit regard to smokin.
De city uf Sulphur recently passed a no smokin law because New Awlins had done it. New Awlins also haz waaay over 100 murders so far dis year. Guess dey better get goin in Sulphur.
Az we pointed out before, New Awlins also haz a gay pride parade. Let’s see de council members uf Sulphur vote for a parade for gay pride. New Awlins — where you can puke, smoke and pee on the street, and women can expose their breasts without fear uf being arrested. But you can’t smoke in a bar or gamblin joint.
Harrahs numbers las month were down 19 percent.
An since Sulphur haz a no smokin law, here comes de city uf Lake Charles, wit dar attempt to pass a no smokin rule. You can bet dat de casinos are watchin dat one.
Now, for non smokers who say smokin iz bad for you, we say jus watch, because afta de smokin laws will come de ban on big gulp drinks, an whatever else de local gubment determines iz bad for you. We find it strange dat Sulphur an Lake Charles want to ban smokin, when they can’t even stop de growth uf crack an meth in dem two cities.
Republicans Go For Landry
Since de Republcan Party uf our state can’t find any mo Democrats to fight with, they are now fightin among demselves. Take, for example, de recent endorsement uf Republican Jeff Landry for attorney general, over incumbent Republican attorney general Buddy Caldwell.
Now, Landry, you may recall, ran against Charles Boustany for congress, when reapportionment forced de two sittin congressman to go tete a tete (head to head). Needless to say, Boustany, wit de experience an money, boorayed Landry bigtime.
Now, for a political party to turn against an incumbent, dar haz to be sometin brewin in de cegar-smoke-filled backrooms uf de Republican party.
We know dat Jindal haz no love for Vitter, an dat Boustany haz hiz eye on de U.S. Senate, if Vitter gets elected governor. But, like one Republican in de know told me recently, “if Vitter makes de runoff wit anudder Republican, down goes Vitter.”
But de question remains: Why would de Republicans gang up on Buddy? At de press conference announcin de endorsement, state Republican Party chairman Roger Villere said dat Landry wuz a conservative dat had fought Obamacare. Dis wuz de same speel dat wuz used by de Republicans against Mary Landrieu. But de day afta Cassidy beat Landrieu, Obama wuz still president, and he still iz today.
What we are sayin iz dat it’s time for state candidates to concentrate on state issues.
Now, Caldwell haz been gettin a lot uf good media lately on de BP settlement an de disaster fraud issues, so we would tink dat he still haz de upper edge in dat race. Me, I would guess dat if he wins re-election in de fall, he will be comin afta some key folks in de Republican Party. Ain’t politics in our state wonderful?
Fishermen Make Good Neighbors
Recent numbers released by de Louisiana Dept. uf Wildlife and Fisheries indicate a bigtime increase in de number uf sports fishermen over age 60 in our state — de number haz gone up by some 300 percent between 2000 and 2014. But de number uf fishermen under de age uf 60 durin dat same reportin period haz dropped 12 percent.
De fact iz dat catch-an-release rules, an smaller limits, haz discouraged sports fishermen away from de sport.
Now, folks, fishermen buy licenses, but they also buy ice, beverages, fishing gear, bait, an a whole lot more, in order to catch dat big one. T Claude claims dat every fish dat he catches an can keep costs him about $200 a pound.
De drop in de number uf active fishermen in our state iz somethin dat should be addressed by our legislators. Dat bunch in Baton Rouge iz always quick to jump on economic development. Well here’s a pollution free industry dat brings millions uf dollars into our state; an dat industry iz dwindlin bigtime.
If you don’t tink dat sport fishin is big bidness, jus go to Toledo Bend on a weekend, an look at all de boats dat are out there, filled wit folks tryin to catch de big one. What happens to dat over-60 crowd who, in 10 years, can’t go fishin any mo, especially since de younger generation haz given up on fishin because uf de increased costs an a decrease in de limits they can keep?
Restockin lakes, an doin away wit regulations, will help make our great state a true sportsmans paradise once again.
Will It Happen? An What Happens If It Happens?
A few years ago, de city uf Lake Charles picked developer Roger Landry to remodel de ole’ Mullers building. Dar wuz de promise uf shoppin stores and luxury apartments in de multi-use building. We see very little in de way uf shoppin stores an apartments in an area where security iz a big concern.
Fas forward to de ol Sears building, where we see Landry getting de deal, an again, we heard “multi use.” But we have seen nuttin yet. Meantime, de city haz missed out on several years uf tax dollars, az nuttin iz happenin.
Landry needs to get goin on de project, or let de city turn it over to someone who will do sometin wit de property. Maybe they could build a fishin pond an charge folks for fishin dar.
Now It’s De New Awlins Bunch Dat Gets Boorayed
Some 16 years ago, voters in our state said yes to de TIMED (Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development) program, which would mean a four-cent-a-gallon tax on gaz to fund some key projects in our state — highways, airports and ports. Sixteen projects, includin de four-lanin uf Hwy. 171 to Shreveport, and Hwy. 165 to Monroe, wuz in de project list. Afta de New Awlins folks got dars, dey announced dat they wuzn’t contributin to de project any mo.
Dat’s when Randy Roach went to Baton Rouge an had a come-to-Jesus meetin wit dem New Awlins boys, an they changed dar mines. Meantime, de projects, which wuz tagged at $1.4 billion, now haz a $5.2 billion price tag, an de New Awlins boys don’t have some uf dar projects done yet, an dey are boodayin (whinin) about it. We pay 38.4 cents uf tax on every gallon uf gaz, including de four-cent TIMED program. But, now, dem New Awlins boys say de one cent uf de 16 cents we pay in state gaz tax ain’t enough to complete dar projects — uf course, dey want more.
Meantime, de feds say dey are about to run outta money, even though we pay 20 cents per gallon uf gaz to dem.
When iz dis gonna stop? When iz dar goin to be some kinda accountability for de highway tax money? When are some folks gonna go to jail?
Saddle Up For Baton Rouge
De big McNeese vs. LSU game keeps gettin closer, an me an Sedonia already got our tickets for de pilgrimage to Baton Rouge. Me, I got all my blue and gold gear already. Sedonia “borrowed” some sweatshirts an hats from my fran Max.
Now, folks, we know dat LSU hasn’t handed out de bes seats in de stadium to us, but it’s time to show our support to what should be a much mo better team dis year. So, getcha blue an gold gear ready, get your tickets, an head to Baton Rouge for dis season opener on Sept. 5.
Deep Taughts While Watchin De Astros For One Uf De Few Times Dey Gonna Be On TV
10) How many uf dem statewide candidates gonna remember whar Lake Charles iz once dey are elected?
9) Ain’t it great dat de Astros’ attendance records keep growin?
8) Ain’t it great to know dat McNeese will have a basketball arena on campus?
7) What kinda fine iz dar for smokin in bars?
6) Iz Sedonia hidin de ceegars she got on her las cruise to give me for my birthday?
5) Ain’t it great to see de construction uf new bidnesses on property dat’s been idle for years?
4) Ain’t dat new Sulphur High Stadium wit a turf field really great??
3) How can T-Claude claim he can train my huntin dogs in time for teal season?
2) Did Prejean lie when he sed he could book me a quail hunt in Morrow?
1) Wit all dem new players, can de Saints make de playoffs dis year??
Final Shot
Lefty, my outlaw buddy, sez he plans to behave at de LSU vs. McNeese game. I axed him what made him say dat. He sez he’s gonna watch it on tv at home; dat way, de only way he’ll get arrested iz if he shoots hiz tv. Good behavior an Lefty jus don’t go togedder.
Lache pas La Patate.
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