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Louisiana’s Newest Legislator
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais Dr. Wayne McMahen of Springhill is Louisiana’s newest lawmaker, having won election unopposed to the open seat in House District 10, which was vacated by former Rep. Gene Reynolds.
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‘I Had No Political Ambitions’ – Kathleen Blanco: Louisiana’s First Woman Governor Reflects
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais Born to a carpet cleaner in the French-speaking hamlet of Coteau, La., Kathleen Babineaux first viewed a small piece of her native Louisiana in 1942, just 10 days
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Kennedy Activates Campaign Team
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais An actual announcement may or may not be forthcoming, but various bits and pieces for a gubernatorial bid by U.S. Sen. John Kennedy are being
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Another Session Unlikely
By Jeremy Alford, Mitch Rabalais and Sarah Gamard It’s been about three months since this year’s legislative finale at the Capitol, which was plenty enough time for the Legislature’s leadership to recover and assess
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Nungesser: Old Ticket-Style Politics
By Jeremy Alford, Mitch Rabalais and Sarah Gamard Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor should consider running for office together on an old-fashioned ticket, and next year’s incumbents should be watching their backs for
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Candidates Of Faith As Candidates
By Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard and Mitch Rabalais A rather holy wave may be building for the 2019 election cycle in the form of pastors and faith-based advocates qualifying as candidates; that’s according to Rev.
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State House Facing Changes
By Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard And Mitch Rabalais With the 2019 election cycle approaching, special interests and party operatives who traditionally play in legislative contests are more confident than ever that big changes are coming
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Kennedy Gets Some Help
By Jeremy Alford And Mitch Rabalais How does $250,000 sound? That was the one-night take for U.S. Sen. John Kennedy at a recent New Orleans fundraiser. The event’s headliner, however, had as much political
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Johns: Worst Budget I’ve Ever Seen
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais The Senate Finance Committee started the process of wrapping up its deliberations over the state budget by taking sometimes tearful testimony from the public. A few who spoke
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Lottery Lost In Gaming Shuffle
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais With so much attention directed at the traditional gaming bills that were introduced for the regular session, the Louisiana Lottery Corp. has received nary a political glance at
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