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).

4.7.08

Independence Day, 2008

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This column publishes every Sunday through Thursday after noon (sometimes even before; maybe even after sundown on busy days) U.S. Central T...
3.7.08

Flawed arguments show LA legislators still don't get it

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By remarks made after Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed a doubling of Louisiana legislators’ salaries to full-time pay, at least a pair of state law...
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2.7.08

Contradictions catching up to Cazayoux Congress career

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Rep. Don Cazayoux , he who rode an “I’m a Democrat but don’t really vote like one” mantra to a narrow special election win for his current j...
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1.7.08

On line items, Jindal shows consistency and resolve

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Lost in all the hoopla about Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal ’s veto of the legislative pay raise, an issue on which he made contradictory prom...
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30.6.08

Jindal, others win with pay raise veto while others lose

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In a defining moment in his early executive political career, Gov. Bobby Jindal showed that he got it when he vetoed SB 672 that would ha...
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Ethics Board resignations likely to bring improvement

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In the past week, most of the members of the Louisiana Ethics Board have resigned. This is no accident, and it is a positive, healthy develo...
28.6.08

Legislative careers depend on Jindal's pay raise choice

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As the legislative pay raise fiasco continues to evolve, political careers come under threat, and it’s interesting to see the different reac...
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26.6.08

Why Jindal won't veto pay raise becomes deeper mystery

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More valuable than figuring out the Haynesville Shale play is discovering what’s going on in Gov. Bobby Jindal ’s head regarding the legisl...
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25.6.08

Jindal's imprudence on pay raise imperils his agenda

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Like zombies they seem to awake from the torpor of extended isolation (109 out of the last 135 days in session) in an artificial environment...
24.6.08

Focus now on Jindal to see whether he makes gutsy call

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The line in the sand over legislative pay raises got drawn and became inerasable when the Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine die yesterday...
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