Between The Lines

Jeffrey D. Sadow is an associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport. If you're an elected official, political operative or anyone else upset at his views, don't go bothering LSUS or LSU System officials about that because these are his own views solely. This publishes five days weekly with the exception of 7 holidays. Also check out his Louisiana Legislature Log especially during legislative sessions (in "Louisiana Politics Blog Roll" below).

17.3.05

The Missouri Plan is for Louisiana

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From time to time the issue of judicial selection comes up, and it surfaced again with a speech by Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Pas...
16.3.05

Unwitting Blanco gets rolled by Castro

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Either Gov. Kathleen Blanco is having fun with us, or she’s absurdly politically naïve. I think it’s got to be the second, or else she ne...
15.3.05

SB 7 is a start toward retirement fund fiscal sanity

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The Public Affairs Research Council often comes across as a nagging grandmother because it keeps harping on the same things -- because the ...
14.3.05

Some electoral system changes for the better

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Election calendar changes are in the air, and that’s mostly a good thing. Recently, the state Republican Party executive committee approve...
13.3.05

Bush needs to address straw man opponents on Social Security reform

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Pres. George W. Bush comes and goes from Shreveport, leaving a number of newly-persuaded supporters of his plans to reform Social Security ...
10.3.05

Mrs. Blanco goes to Havana, gets snookered

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Question : Gov. Kathleen Blanco signs a trade agreement with Cuba . Louisiana producers are promised $15 million in business, Cuba gets the...
9.3.05

Blanco's "sin" taxes are convenient, not right

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Is the Blanco Administration trying to perfect the art of mixed, disingenuous messages that have caused part of the lack of economic develop...
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8.3.05

Keith Hightower, Bill Clinton's younger brother

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Appropriate to yesterday's posting, a little musing is in order. Keith Hightower rose to Shreveport political prominence as Bill Clinto...
7.3.05

Shreveporters expect service while Hightower grabs headlines

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One frequent complaint raised about Shreveport mayor Keith Hightower in reference to the building of a publicly-financed hotel for the in-c...
6.3.05

The joke is florist licensing, the punchline is ...?

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This is so perfect. I joke with my State and Local Politics and Louisiana Government classes as an example of how state regulation has run r...
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