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L.C.’s Werner Urged To Run
The Public Service Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees public utilities and motor carriers. Each generation has found that a PSC seat can be a steppingstone to higher office, such as governor
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Pressures On Special Session
The governor wasn’t the only one trying to influence the votes of lawmakers in the second special session. The Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee purchased more than 3,000 radio spots that urged voters to
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Louisiana’s Senators Facing Transition
Roughly four weeks after endorsing Donald Trump’s bid for president, Louisiana’s two U.S. senators are standing ready to help the presumptive GOP nominee. Calling Trump “our candidate,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Baton Rouge Republican,
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Constitutional Convention Bill Moving
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee has been debating several different bills aimed at reforming how the Legislature does its job. It’s rejected many of them, but it did advance a framework for a
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Governor, Treasurer Trade Words
It was Oil and Gas Day at the State Capitol, and a group of elected officials spent their lunch break extolling the virtues of the industry and offering a small touch of political debate
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Grim Outlook For State Government
Two new polls from the University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center and LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab reveal that the public has serious concerns about the budget and the direction the state is
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CLINTON RELIES ON LANDRIEU
Last month, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spent a weekend in South Carolina campaigning. He spoke at African-American churches and gave television interviews. No, he’s not running for governor of South Carolina. He’s hitting
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IEYOUB REGULATES ENERGY INDUSTRY
Gov. John Bel Edwards recently appointed former Attorney General Richard Ieyoub as the new commissioner of conservation. It’s a big year for Ieyoub, who’s also being inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.
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EDWARDS SURPRISED BY PAY RAISES
During the final months of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tenure, his office and cabinet heads implemented millions of dollars worth of pay raises for state employees and made nearly two dozen board and commission
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THE RACE FOR BOUSTANY’S SEAT
In the 4th Congressional District, which is being vacated by Congressman John Fleming of Minden as he prepares to run for the U.S. Senate, several names are starting to crop up. State Rep. Jim
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