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PODCAST: Meet the Candidate- Morgan Lamandre (House District 66)
Meet Morgan Lamandre, a candidate for House District 66, who has one of the best stories of the year about Louisiana politics.
PODCAST: Meet the Candidate- Belinda Davis (House District 70)
Meet the LSU professor who is hoping to win the seat in the state House currently being vacated by Franklin Foil.
ELECTIONS AND POLITICS
Insurance Commissioner Donelon Accepts $20K from Man Indicted for Attempting to Bribe NC Commissioner
Since 2015, Donelon has received more than $680,000 in campaign donations from insurance companies and agents.
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WRECKED: HOW CAR INSURANCE TAKES LOUISIANA FOR A RIDE
ARTS AND CULTURE
New Orleans Culture: Lost in the 21st Century?
Peter Athas on the state of New Orleans food and music culture after the passing of Chef Leah Chase and Dr. John.
OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY
Meet Morgan Lamandre, a candidate for House District 66, who has one of the best stories of the year about Louisiana politics.
Meet the LSU professor who is hoping to win the seat in the state House currently being vacated by Franklin Foil.
Former congressional candidate Jim Francis joins Lamar for a brief discussion about LABI and ITEP.
THE CAPITOL BRIEF by Sue Lincoln
The Most Premeditated of Murders
“I don’t know what Bible they’re readin’, but that’s not what my Bible says.” – Michelle Perkins
The Pessimism and Optimism of Conservatism
"If our costs spike because of an economic downturn, we've got to find the money to pay for it." -- Conrad Appel
Up in Arms About Firearms
“This is protecting small businesses from big financial institutions that make social policies that are discriminatory." -- Rep. Blake Miguez
Some Lawmakers Lacking In the Spirit of the Season
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in.” – Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865
Oh Robeline, Why Can’t I Drive Through?
“As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville.
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road,
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford….
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh…”
– Chuck Berry, “Maybellene”
From A(ppropriations) to F(inance), with REC In-Between
"I look forward to working with the Legislature to approve a responsible budget." - Gov. John Bel Edwards
ENVIRONMENT
Saga of St. Rosalie: The Deal of 4/5 of the Century
hinky: adjective. A word which means questionable, unreliable, suspect. It refers to something which is not quite right, something out of place, causing concern.
The Saga of St. Rosalie: A None-Too-Rosy Past
"There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location." -- Lord Harold Samuel, British real estate tycoon
After a Pipeline Ravaged His Farm, Rep. Ralph Abraham Sued Big Oil
Yet as a candidate for governor, Abraham has criticized those who seek to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for environmental damages.
REGIONAL
SAINTS
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