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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).

21.4.11

Unlike others, fiscal bill treats only symptom, not disease

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State Rep. Brett Geymann ’s HB 189 provokes an interesting argument about a somewhat questionable state practice, but in that respect, and ...
20.4.11

Caddo school changes finally begin necessary reforms

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Yesterday Caddo Parish School District Superintendent Gerald Dawkins got approved to run the parish's school for two more years althou...
19.4.11

Report confirms wastefulness of LA media tax credits

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Stopped clocks are right twice a day, and even though generally they place greater priority on spending for spending’s sake rather than in...
18.4.11

Bill unreasonably pumps too much from taxpayers

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While laudatory with its emphasis on providing more and better options to encourage improved health among children, HB 313 by state Rep. ...
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17.4.11

Merge LA retirement systems to improve performance

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At least some progress has come at the poster child for problems with Louisiana’s retirement systems, the Municipal Police Employees Retir...
13.4.11

Results confirm Democrat impotency, emerging shrillness

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Reality, as much as they tried to deny it, finally came home to Louisiana Democrats as the Senate finally approved a congressional remap tha...
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Court stops try to make LA recognize same sex marriage

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Finally, reasoning heads have prevailed when the full federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that other states’ laws do not have to...
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12.4.11

Futile plan opposition to continue at LA citizens' expense

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After travelling a convoluted path, bills to redistrict the Louisiana House and Senate pretty much ended up where they started, while some...
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11.4.11

Strange map maneuvers may reveal high-risk gambit

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Even with the inevitability that interests aligned with Gov. Bobby Jindal will prevail at some point, publicity about Louisiana remappi...
10.4.11

Inevitable remap plan slowed by other political purposes

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Given the current lack of comity over redistricting questions in the Louisiana Legislature, I seriously doubt enough members could get toget...
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