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Payday Loan Issue Resurrected
After failing to pass reform legislation aimed at the payday loan industry last year, Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, said he’s considering bringing a bill again, but is still on the fence. “I haven’t decided
Read More »Low November Turnout Forecast
While bogged down with qualifying candidates last month, Secretary of State Tom Schedler didn’t lose sight of the true endgame coming in November and December. He said in an interview that the general election
Read More »Jindal Watched Closely
With expectations mounting that Gov. Bobby Jindal will soon announce his campaign for president, attention is turning to not only whom he will bring along with him but also what will transpire politically back
Read More »Will Edwards Get Dem Nod?
With former Gov. Edwin Edwards more than likely serving as the Democrats’ best hope of seizing the 6th Congressional District, attention is turning to whether the state party will get behind the candidate, who
Read More »Edwin Edwards’ Income
As a requirement for running for Congress in the 6th District, former Gov. Edwin Edwards has filed his financial disclosure statement with the U.S. House. It shows his income in 2013 totaling $242,787. Released
Read More »As Lawmakers Complain, Jindal’s Numbers Climb
When higher education officials were scrambling to figure out whether they would need a seed loan to cover cash-flow payments, Gov. Bobby Jindal was in New York attending a meeting of the Republican Governor’s
Read More »CAN MANESS MAKE SPARKS IN SENATE BID?
While his campaign for the U.S. Senate has so far been defined by money and endorsements from national tea party groups, retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness of Mandeville could soon have the backing
Read More »ANOTHER SUPER PAC TIPTOES INTO SENATE RACE
Why should U.S. Sen. David Vitter have all the fun? He shouldn’t, according to the architects of the new Blue Pelican Super PAC that’s being built up to support the re-election of senior Sen.
Read More »O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
If Treasurer John Kennedy does indeed run for governor in 2015, as will Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, one of the sideshow stories you’ll hear will concern the different camps the treasurer and his brother,
Read More »ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST JINDAL?
A lawmaker from Assumption Parish and a group of senior citizens from south Louisiana say they may file litigation against the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal to address a variety of issues related to
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