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).

12.6.14

Voting rules changes can improve LA Legislature

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Perhaps stricter limits on floor voting would reduce the amount of posturing and self-fulfillment common among Louisiana legislators in the ...
11.6.14

LA nursing home subsidies too much to continue

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While the just-concluded 2014 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature did nothing to create a less-favorable policy environment for lo...
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10.6.14

Now buffoonish, McAllister may aim for self-parody

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What started out as light comedy has turned into full-on farce as Rep. Vance McAllister becomes ever more desperate to stay relevant and to...
9.6.14

Voters need to reject creating unneeded cabinet dept

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Perhaps the most surprising of a surprisingly bad crop of constitutional amendments not only would end up costing more taxpayer dollars for ...
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8.6.14

Calming agents on LA budgeting this year won't remain

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In the decade this space has served mankind (or at least that portion attentive to Louisiana politics), the 2014 budgeting process, describe...
5.6.14

Analysis shows case compelling to make SB 469 law

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Given that from the very start the overall themes behind the lawsuit launched by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East wer...
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4.6.14

Jindal gets another shot to strengthen CCSS narrative

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As the 2014 Louisiana Legislature regular session closed, Gov. Bobby Jindal has strived to have it both ways on the Common Core State Stan...
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3.6.14

Better tweaking of LA capital punishment law needed

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Perhaps it's best that the Legislature passed on enacting a bill that tweaked Louisiana's procedures for capital punishment, as mor...
2.6.14

Moral, legal factors make surrogacy veto best choice

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Even if there hadn’t been a good moral argument for Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto HB 187 , there was an additional good policy argument to do s...
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1.6.14

Whitney CD 6 entry dilutes conservative voter influence

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Making the stateroom scene in “A Night at the Opera” look relatively barren of people by comparison, the field for Louisiana’s Sixth Congre...
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