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Getting Crazy About Rick Santorum As GOP Presidential Nominee?

Is Rick Santorum another political abberation or asterisk passing through the national GOP scene or is he the right conservative and the right GOP candidate…

Jindal, Louisiana Patronage And Incestuous Insects

“The bottom line is the governor appoints people who support his agenda for moving the state forward, not the other way around.”–Jindal spokesman Frank Collins,…

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Needs Reform Badly

Maybe now we know why the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s investment return barely beat that of a risk-free 30-year U.S. Treasury bond over the…

How long will New Orleans Saints play Drew Brees contract game?

How long will it take?John Clayton of ESPN said on SportsCenter that Drew Brees' contract talks with the Saints are going at a slow pace.…

Jindal Announces New $365M Deal For NuStar In Louisiana

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and NuStar Energy CEO Curt Anastasio announced a $365 million capital investment by NuStar that will expand the company’s St. James…

Super Bowl XLVII In New Orleans Should Not Be M.I.A.

Fortunately, the Super Bowl lived up to its billing as a close, hard fought game between two great teams. Fans certainly enjoyed the action on…

New Orleans Events: United Way Cookoff, Barkus, Ball And All

  Darlings,   What a week! I need to congratulate our local football quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants for his second NFL…

Louisiana Business: Landrieu, Airport Funding, Family Gras, Shaw, LWC, AIDS

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced that the Senate voted 75-20 to approve multi-year funding legislation for critical federal aviation programs that will allow…

Sitting Louisiana Congressmen have money to burn for races

Deep pockets    The Fax-Net reported last week that the Louisiana Democratic Party is searching for a creditable candidate to run against incumbent Republican 4th District…

Handel Handles Komen-Planned Parenthood Blame By Quitting

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure vice-president Karen Handel resigned Tuesday after being blamed for the maneuver to oust Planned Parenthood. Handel was  a…