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).

28.7.05

CAFTA votes more political gain than loss for Louisiana lawmakers

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The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (better known as CAFTA) has now passed both houses of Congress. Di...
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27.7.05

Now it's Hightower allies distressed at him over hotel

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Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower has enough problems with conservative critics of building a publicly-owned convention center hotel. Critic...
26.7.05

Hightower takes correct stand against greedy labor interests

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One issue in which Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower has performed well is labor relations with city employees. His veto of an ordinance to ...
25.7.05

Independence Bowl perhaps a luxury not longer in reach

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Slowly and, unless something happens soon, steadily it looks like the life is ebbing out of Shreveport’s Independence Bowl . That would be a...
24.7.05

Recognizing "courage" where it exists

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It’s not really the content of the column, nor the story in it, but rather the tone of John Hill’s piece that leaves one a little unnerved. ...
21.7.05

To the Caddo Sheriff and Commission: get on with it

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Regarding the series of legal maneuverings that even the Louisiana judiciary declares is complicated , now another chapter opens in the long...
20.7.05

McKeithen's death raises provocative questions

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I was sorry last year to find out that Louisiana’s late Secretary of State Fox McKeithen got injured and became quadriplegic. I had met him...
19.7.05

Fool me twice ...

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State Rep. Jack Smith seems to have gotten caught in a lie, and now he asks us to believe he didn’t know it. It happened in regard to HB 75...
18.7.05

More Blanco partisanship present in HB 415 veto

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While several of Gov. Kathleen Blanco ’s line-item vetoes smack of partisan politics , it seems one of her regular vetoes does as well. That...
17.7.05

Vengeance and hypocrisy are mine, says Blanco

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With the line-item veto power, occasionally Louisiana governors will use it to get rid of some spending that truly needs to be excised. But ...
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