By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais, LaPolitics.com 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 […]
By Sarah Gamard, Mitch Rabalais & Jeremy Alford LaPolitics.com A handful of bills extending half of the expiring fifth penny in the state sales tax structure have been filed for this year’s third special session, […]
After last year’s catastrophic hurricane season and Subtropical Storm Alberto kicking off this year’s Atlantic hurricane season before it began, the need to be prepared is clear. “2017 was marked with record-setting disasters,” said Red […]
The deteriorating Gulf Coast of Southeast Louisiana is getting worse by the day according to recent reports from some of the major news outlets in the country. We have been decrying for several years now […]
By Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard & Mitch Rabalais LaPolitics.com In what House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, called a “new development,” members of the Black Caucus derailed Monday’s planned House votes when its membership demanded […]
Louisiana’s hopes to restore our fragile Gulf of Mexico coast in the future took a setback recently when estimates of the revenue the state will receive from the federal government’s Gulf energy royalties will likely […]
The regular session of the Louisiana Legislature doesn’t convene until March 12. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait until then to see what lawmakers are working on. As of Monday afternoon there were […]
By Jeremy Alford & Sarah Gamard A legislatively-created task force has been touring the state visiting as many locales as possible that hold historic Louisiana documents, from universities and clerks’ offices to courthouses and private […]
By John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford
Whether or not former Gov. Edwin Edwards is seriously considering running for Congress, some of his allies have commissioned a poll to gauge his strength in the 6th District race this fall. […]
In polling both a large field of candidates for governor and a small one, a new statewide survey leaked to LaPolitics.com shows that U.S. Sen. David Vitter holds a small lead over New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. […]
It’s unbelievable that The Tricentennial Plan in New Orleans would provide for tearing down one of the most significant buildings in the city — the World Trade Center at the foot of Canal Street. A non-descript sculpture would replace it similar to the arch that decorates the Mississippi River water front in St. Louis. […]
My wife and I were scheduled to go to Egypt on February 12. It was to be a glorious affair with several days in Cairo and then a cruise down the Nile River.
[…]
© Copyright 1999 - 2017 St. Charles Herald-Guide
