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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).

22.8.19

LA constitutional convention dos and don'ts

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From media accounts , a discussion over a constitutional convention for Louisiana summarized arguments going back decades, but perhaps miss...
21.8.19

Mistrust in Perkins may sink bond proposals

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It’s better, but voters still should have some skepticism about Shreveport’s $186 million bond proposal to go in front of voters during the...
20.8.19

Amend LA constitution to reveal misbehavior

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For now it’s the wrong way to make something right, but eventually Louisiana policy-makers must invite the people to do the right thing. L...
19.8.19

Kathleen Blanco, 1942-2019

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As regular readers of this space know, when someone involved in Louisiana politics who I know in some personal way goes on to their reward, ...
18.8.19

Tarver boots Norton, benefits conservatives

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Democrat state Rep. Barbara Norton discovered it’s never a good idea to be unprepared when sticking your head into the lion’s mouth. The t...
16.8.19

Interesting races on tap for LA in 2019

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Just in case you have statewide election fatigue from digesting all the races shaped by candidate qualification last week, take a break by r...
14.8.19

Morons both run routes and for president

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Two ex-New Orleans Saints over the past few days by their comments just gave the public another reason to believe the IQ scores of football ...
13.8.19

If reelected, Edwards to face headwinds

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Even if Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards ’ uncertain reelection chances come to fruition, he seems set to face a Legislature and Board of Elem...
12.8.19

No surprise: lively Caddo, boring Bossier races

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It wouldn’t be northwest Louisiana electoral politics if intrigue hasn't engulfed Caddo Parish offices and apathy didn’t reign across th...
11.8.19

Qualifying dynamics hurt Edwards' chances

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Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards didn’t get much of a break in his reelection effort when Louisiana state elections scheduled this fall close...
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