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May 26, 2022
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Columns

Political eyes turn to approaching regular session

March 3, 2017 Jeremy Alford

Less than 24 hours after the Legislature adjourned its special session last week lawmakers serving on the budget committee gathered again at the Capitol to hear Gov. John Bel Edwards’ spending proposal for the next fiscal fiscal year. […]

Allen Lottinger

Politics needs to get nice

November 11, 2016 Allen Lottinger

The campaign for president of the United States has never been so negative as the one this year. […]

Columns

Don’t let politics distract attention from long-term investments plans

July 29, 2016 Ryan LeBlanc

As we
 embark on the second half of 2016, the headlines and much of our attention will be focused on the 2016 presidential election, which can distract us with the barrage of promises and heightened political drama. […]

Government

Presidential election is redefining U.S. politics

May 6, 2016 Allen Lottinger

Are you sick of bearing with political campaigns which end up labeling most of the candidates for our most prestigious positions with names that indicate they are not very nice people? […]

Allen Lottinger

Mardi Gras, Lent and then politics

February 5, 2016 Allen Lottinger

One of the highlights of the year is now upon us in southeastern Louisiana, a time to put down our cares and join in the revelry of Mardi Gras. […]

Columns

Louisiana House politics are under a microscope

February 5, 2016 Jeremy Alford

Never before have the Louisiana House of Representative’s politics been under so much much scrutiny. […]

Columns

Speaker election adds to legislative politics

January 22, 2016 Jeremy Alford

Roughly an hour before he was sworn into office last week, Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, the first Louisiana governor ever elected directly from the state House, saw the limits of his power tested when representatives selected a Republican speaker. […]

Allen Lottinger

Politics should be as calm as this year’s hurricane season

December 5, 2015 Allen Lottinger

Hooray! The 2015 hurricane season is over for Louisiana this week.

And it was a calm season for storms, to say the least, but it was preceded by a very nasty political season in statewide elections. […]

Government

Louisiana politics take a turn

December 11, 2014 heraldguide

Our state that used to be a part of the solid Democratic south has taken a definite change of face. When new statewide officials take over, every one of them will be Republican. […]

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