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Moon Griffon Lands In Red Stick
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais Moon Griffon, the fiery and sometimes controversial radio host, is bringing his brand of conservative punditry back to Louisiana’s capital region after several short, unsuccessful runs in the premier
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When Coozan Dud Met The Pope
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais In the wild world of Looziana politics, there has never been, and probably never will be, a character quite like Dudley Joseph LeBlanc, Sr., who the late Gov. Earl
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Unprecedented Louisiana Turnover
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais By the spring of 2019, voters residing in 44 percent of Louisiana’s parishes will have participated in a special legislative election. And that statistic could swell before the ongoing
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The Farm Bill: Questions Answered
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais LaPolitics: As a conferee on the Farm Bill, you have been directly involved in the negotiations around the bill. What, in your opinion, is the biggest impasse that
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Scalise Becoming GOP Rainmaker
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been breaking Capitol Hill fundraising records this election cycle and filling his war chest at a rate that most candidates can only dream
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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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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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