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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).

4.7.20

Independence Day, 2020

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This column publishes every Sunday through Thursday around noon U.S. Central Time (maybe even after sundown on busy days, or maybe befo...
2.7.20

Perkins plan pursues wealth redistribution

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The week of wackiness in Shreveport will push aside for the moment more analysis of the just-concluded back-to-back sessions of the Louisi...
1.7.20

LA tort reform win signals major power shifts

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They did it , delivering not just a crushing blow to Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards but also changed the balance of power between state Rep...
30.6.20

NW LA must reject leftist intimidation attempt

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In Shreveport, “Black Lives Matters” has found its economic blackshirts with their blacklist. “Blackshirts” was the nickname given to a m...
29.6.20

Phelps threatens to sink lower than Norton

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Democrat former state Rep. Barbara Norton set the bar pretty low in representing her District 3 constituents. However, her successor Democra...
28.6.20

GOP can't fumble tort reform close to scoring

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As legislators enter the homestretch of tort reform, the Republican legislative leadership has to make sure it doesn’t fritter away its oppo...
25.6.20

LA legislative GOP starting to act like majority

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Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards capitulated on one issue, and legislative Republicans have decided to follow the same strategy to ...
24.6.20

Up to Southern, NW LA to make law degree work

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It’s a tenth of a loaf, and perhaps not likely to grow any larger, but Shreveport looks set to dip its toe into its long-sought goal of grad...
23.6.20

LSU cancels Middleton, its intellectual honesty

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The gagging stench of craven hypocrisy emanating from Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards , the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, ...
22.6.20

Politics still driving Edwards virus decisions

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As politics currently may drive Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards ’ decision-making regarding the state response to the Wuhan coronavirus pande...
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