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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).

8.7.22

Veto session needed to improve accountability

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Due to faulty leadership by Republicans House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Sen. Pres. Page Cortez it now seems unlikely that the Louisian...
7.7.22

Schexnayder, Cortez fail veto leadership tests

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If overrides of vetoes cast by Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards don’t happen this month, that will indict directly and negatively the leaders...
6.7.22

LA needs to give CA taste of its own medicine

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Two can play that game, and Louisiana should and could if it had a governor worth his salt. Last week , California essentially slapped a sta...
5.7.22

GOP legislators driving leaders to veto session

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So, what’s it going to be, veto session or not? What seems more certain is that the Republican leadership in the Louisiana Legislature doesn...
4.7.22

Independence Day, 2022

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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 before no...
3.7.22

LA needed roads maybe slowed by Biden wokeism

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Woke roads may not be coming to Louisiana, but the attitude behind these might slow down progress to complete the state’s portion of Interst...
30.6.22

Court backs Landry, deals alarmist Edwards blow

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It’s another win for the rule of law in America aided by Republican Atty. Gen. Jeff Landry and a major blow to Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwa...
29.6.22

Chavez choices to cost him conservative votes

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Assuming it’s behind his choice of (no) labels to run for mayor of Shreveport, perhaps Caddo Commissioner Mario Chavez is taking the Friday...
28.6.22

Some ideologues defeated, others warming up

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Checkmate on wealthy special interests trying to subvert democracy has come in one Louisiana controversy, but an even more consequential on...
27.6.22

Gannett quitting opinion caused by its leftism

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Since you’re reading this, you obviously aren’t in the opinion-free zone now increasingly the case for Gannett Corporation newspapers. Qui...
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