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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).

9.5.19

Polling news still unkind for Edwards

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If Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards doesn’t have a general sinking feeling, he’s not paying attention . A poll unconnected to any Louisian...
8.5.19

Perkins promises openness while dissembling

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If this is what “stubbed our toe” looks like, I’d hate to see a full-scale accident. That phrase Democrat Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins ...
7.5.19

LA House GOP rewriting education spending

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It seems Louisiana’s House Republicans have turned things up a notch to improve the state’s dismal elementary and secondary education. In ...
6.5.19

LA political journalism roiled by big merger

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Well, scratch that . When the Baton Rouge Advocate decided to pursue a paywall strategy, this created a significant ripple in the Louisia...
5.5.19

Voters punish Bossier schools leadership

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That two tax propositions got crushed in Bossier Parish tells us multiple factors caused such a stinging defeat. The two measures feature...
2.5.19

Legislators whiff on patronage program reform

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Give Republican state Sen. Dan Claitor credit for figuring it out. But that still didn’t make a difference in the final outcome. Claitor ...
1.5.19

Zealotry ignores science in CAGW screed

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Louisiana environmentalists’ version of Crazy Uncle Joe Biden , Crazy Uncle Bob Marshall, has gone Chicken Little on us again. Like Biden ...
30.4.19

LA criminal justice changes may prove draining

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Advocates of criminal justice changes in Louisiana pitched that it would save the state money. In fact, it may cost taxpayers more. That w...
29.4.19

Wrong claims to abolish death penalty persist

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A new legislative year brings the same old inadequate arguments to ban capital punishment in Louisiana, although with one new wrinkle for Ca...
28.4.19

Senate looks to provide Edwards more cover

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Get ready for another Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards two-step to try to fool voters. HB 258 by Republican state Rep. Nick Musc...
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