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VITTER COULD USE A LIGHT TOUCH
Jimmy Kimmel Live regularly features its “Mean Tweets,” in which celebrities, from Katy Perry to Larry King, read some awful things tweeted about them. A couple of weeks ago, in a segment on Congress,
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NATIONAL GROUPS INVADING LOUISIANA
In the 1983 governor’s race, before there were limits on political contributions, Louis Roussel, Jr., the oil tycoon, banker and racetrack owner, gave $100,000 to Edwin Edwards’ campaign. Government reformers of the day cited
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TEAM JINDAL MEETS JOE FRIDAY
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols must have known what would come next when she announced a $4.2 million state contract with an out-of-state consulting firm to come up with recommendations of how to reduce
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ADVICE FOR PRE-CANDIDATE VITTER
The rest of us may be out enjoying the holidays, but the family of Sen. David Vitter will be deep in reflection and prayer over whether or not Dad should run for governor. Oh,
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GREEN ARMIES: THE COMING CLASH
John Barry and Russel Honoré are major celebrities in the state, with their fame established in connection to historic floods. Now the author and the retired Army lieutenant general (who is also a published
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DISTRICTS LOOK FUNNY
This just in: Louisiana congressional districts look funny. According to a new study by a “geospatial” software company, Louisiana’s congressional districts are among the least “compact” in the country. The underlying notion is that
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MUST-MISS TV: EDWIN PLAYS ALONG
When the previews of The Governor’s Wife first aired, my response was that it would be both unwatchable and unmissable, much like a train wreck. It was that way in viewing its debut on
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SHUTDOWN COULDN’T HAPPEN HERE
It could not happen here, this government shutdown thing. Under similar circumstances in the Louisiana House of Representatives, regardless of how members voted, they would at least vote. The impasse over the budget resolution
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Jindalcare And Obamacare
It should be clear by now that, regardless of criticism and public opinion, Gov. Bobby Jindal is not going to change his mind about opting out of the expansion of Medicaid and not setting
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Dem Danger: Lack Of Candidates
Low-key and soft-spoken U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, who just announced he will not seek re-election, never stuck out in many ways, which contributed to his success in politics. Yet he gained a curious
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