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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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New Privacy Issues
At Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, N.C., April is Exotic Meat Month. This year, the restaurant offered a tarantula challenge. Customers were invited to enter their name in a raffle. If they
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Rewrite Louisiana Constitution?
The state House of Representatives voted against it and Gov. John Bel Edwards said it’s probably best to wait. But former Gov. Edwin Edwards told the Crowley Rotary that he’s in favor of calling
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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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Outside Politics Creep Into Session
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais Time has become a factor for the Louisiana Legislature, with less than weeks to go until the session’s end. The pressure ratchets up further when you consider that
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Governor Nears $1M In Cash
By Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard and Mitch Rabalais Before the fundraising ban of the regular session took hold on March 12, Gov. John Bel Edwards managed to raise nearly $1 million during the first
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Werner May Run Statewide
By Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard and Mitch Rabalais Democrat Mary Leach Werner, a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, has been receiving overtures from political influencers about running for statewide office in 2019.
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Special Session Theme: Uncertainty
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais “I don’t think there is an agreement in concrete. I think there is an agreement to proceed.” That’s what Senate President John Alario told the dean of the
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