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Politics finally catch up with Seafood Board
Last week saw Ewell Smith resign as executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board after 13 years of service. […]
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Organization funded by taxpayers is not following law
This is the first of what hopefully will be periodic reports by the Crack Mullet Research Team (“Team”) on Non-Governmental Organizations (“NGO”) funded by the taxpayers of Louisiana that have not complied with the law. […]
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Flood protection district files surprise lawsuit
In a surprise move, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection District- East filed a lawsuit against scores of oil and gas companies to try to force them to pay what could be many billions of dollars to remediate deteriorated sections of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. […]
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Louisianans deserve to know the truth
When Bobby Jindal took office, the unemployment rate in Louisiana was 3.8 percent. In May it was 6.8 percent. As of the end of June it stands at 7 percent. […]
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Property tax reform moving backwards
After Kathleen Blanco was elected governor in 2003, I had a meeting with her before her inauguration. One of the items I mentioned to her was the necessity to appoint a conscientious Louisiana Tax Commission (LTC), one that would insure that the elected assessors in the state would accurately appraise property and not play favorites with assessments. […]
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Need an LSU tuition break?
With the annual increases in tuition at LSU coupled with the rising interest rate for student loans, obviously, the students and their parents could use some help with paying for the cost of getting an education at LSU. […]
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A tale of 2 states’ unemployment experience
Last month, the North Carolina Legislature enacted legislation to corral its expanding federal debt for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits to its unemployed. […]
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Alpha Daughters of Zion women’s meeting
BOUTTE – Alpha Daughters of Zion is hosting a women’s meeting on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. […]
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Taxpayers forced to pay for outside counsel to defend Louisiana
On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court handed-down a decision declaring unconstitutional the only piece of Bobby Jindal’s 2012 “pension reform” plan to pass the legislature. The court said it didn’t pass. […]