Three weeks are left in the 2013 regular session of the Legislature, and much water is left to run under the legislative bridge before sine die adjournment on June 6. The biggest issue left to resolve is the state budget, which has developed into a three-way tug of war between the House, the Senate and the governor. 

"Strong to the finish".

Popeye's message, "I'm strong to the finish cause I eats me spinich" could be the rallying call for all as the clock on the Louisiana Legislative session, version 2013, moves onward to a close.

Which, of course, is exactly why Gov. Bobby Jindal’s LSU Board of Supervisors won’t allow Cerise to testify.

Louisiana’s budget is now more rosy this morning.

What's happening to the Louisiana Republican Party these past couple of weeks of the legislative session?

Q: What do “fiscal hawks” do when they want to spend scarlet “one-time money” on general fund operating expenses?

A: They call it “amnesty.”

Republicans Congratulate
The Louisiana republican Party has issued a statement applauding their efforts along with a conservative coalition business groups, the Jindal administration and lobbyists to repel the coalition of Republican fiscal conservatives and Democratic leaders to compromise on the budget.

The Louisiana legislative budget turnip proposals are under attack and are being squeezed from all sides.

The Louisiana Supreme Court, in a substantial 6-1 majority, gave an “F” to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s nationally-touted education reform, forcing the governor and charter school supporters to go back to the blackboard and start the reform funding process over, once again.

First, it was the political agenda of the moribund Louisiana Democrats that the so-called “fiscal hawks” may revive. And dependingon what they do this week in the Louisiana Legislature, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s prospects may be brightened as well while they destroy theirs.