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State Treasurer Kennedy gets LouisianaVoice treatment; board denies request...
It’s the story that won’t die, no matter how the Runaway Governor (apologies to Julia Roberts) would like it to. While Gov. Bobby Jindal may go running off to Iowa or New Hampshire or Washington, D.C.,...
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Report on Edmonson Amendment recommends increased benefits not be paid; was...
Thanks to the resourcefulness of C.B. Forgotston, LouisianaVoice has obtained a copy of the seven-page report on the Edmonson Amendment and it appears that State Police Superintendent Col. Mike...
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Nine of 11 Senators who contribute to Cassidy through Leadership PACS have...
Because The Hayride political blog that tilts slightly to the right of Attila the Hun appears to be fixated on Edwin Edwards and those who contribute to his congressional campaign, we thought it only...
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Rep. Schroder asks real questions, Sen. Claitor tweets jokes & Dupuy calls...
Things appear to be heating up on the issue of the behavior of the upper tier of the Louisiana State Police, though the rank and file (and retired officers) appears for the most part to support our...
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U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s PAC contributions listed in second in...
As we move toward the Nov. 4 election, we felt it important that our readers should know just who is backing each candidate. Because we have long been opposed to the dominance of big money in the...
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A&M jokes about ‘War Games’ OGB open enrollment; cash strapped state can’t...
Remember the angst over the temporary shutdown of the Louisiana Department of Education’s (LDOE) web page a little over a week ago because the Division of Administration (D)A) had neglected to pay the...
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LSPRS Board takes up Edmonson Amendment Thursday; nepotism at LSP okay as...
If anyone has any hopes that the matter of the Edmonson Amendment will be resolved Thursday when the Louisiana State Police Retirement System (LSPRS) Board meets, it might be worth your while to...
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Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise PAC contributions second to Landrieu as...
With $1.1 million reported U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Majority Whip, is slightly ahead of Rep. Charles Boustany’s $984,000 but less than half of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s $2.6 million to rank...
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Former DHH Secretary Greenstein indicted on nine counts of perjury over $183M...
Former Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Bruce Greenstein has been indicted by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office on nine counts of perjury stemming from a lengthy investigation...
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Notable Quotables (in their own words)
“Bill Cassidy, Garrett Graves, Bobby Jindal, John Fleming, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Rick Perry want the government out of our lives. So the next time someone is trying to break into...
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Friends of Jindal weekly update reveals Jindal’s desire to commit even more...
If you think Gov. Bobby Jindal has bankrupted this state with his squirrely economic policies, you need to read this. If you are the least bit concerned about his decimation of higher education, you...
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LouisianaVoice 2014 year in review Part Dieu; it just gets weirder and...
In our lowlights review for the first six months of 2014, we were reminded by State Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard (I-Thibodaux) that we had omitted a major low point in Louisiana politics. Accordingly, we...
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As Rep. Steve Scalise story grows, sordid details emerge about dark underside...
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise’s claim that he did not know who he was talking to when he spoke to that meeting of the Workshop on Civil Rights hosted by the European-American Unity and Rights Conference...
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Russian firm spends $12M for state land it doesn’t intend to use; pledged...
What should Louisiana citizens know about a $12 million real estate deal in Iberville Parish between the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED) and a Russian Oligarch involving a proposed...
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Capitol Olio: news odds and ends to wrap up this week’s mundane political...
Friday traditionally is a slow news day around the State Capitol and observers know that most controversial announcements or bad news releases by the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal will be issued...
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Two major investment rating firms threaten Louisiana with downgrade; state is...
(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) “That clanking sound you heard,” says blogger C. B. Forgotston, “was Louisiana’s proverbial fiscal can hitting the end of the road.” And he has been around state government...
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Team Bobby inadvertently posts governor’s statewide election endorsement...
The late comedian Brother Dave Gardner once said, “If a man’s down, kick him. If he survives it, he has a chance to rise above it.” Well, Gov. Bobby is definitely down and we would be remiss if we did...
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Curmudgeon C.B. Forgotston must be having fun tweaking legislators who would...
STATE SEN. DAN MARTINY C.B. Forgotston may have opened a can of worms…with the unwitting help of State Sen. Dan Martiny (R-Metairie)—and much to Martiny’s chagrin. Forgotston, you see, is an...
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Vitter’s problems with women not always sexual but always there; 1993...
My wife received an invitation in the mail Monday (March 23). It was an invitation to a David Vitter Town Hall Meeting next Monday (March 30) in the East Baton Rouge Parish Council chambers in Baton...
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When making your decision on a candidate for governor, remember to follow the...
U.S. Sen. David Vitter and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle could well be running for governor of Texas instead of Louisiana, if campaign contributions through March 31 are any indication....
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