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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, May 16 2008 |
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This week in a speech to a convention of public relations professionals, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin cracked that the best way to deal with the homeless problem was to "find some bus tickets. We'll see, one way." What kind of solution is this? |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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On Friday, in a presentation to the Revenue Estimating Conference, state economists predicted that Louisiana would receive about $1 billion in extra revenue this fiscal year and into the future. The revenue bonanza is mainly caused by skyrocketing oil and gas prices. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, May 02 2008 |
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May 2, 2008…With the presidential nomination secured for Republican candidate John McCain, he faces a crucial decision in selecting a vice presidential nominee. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is on a relatively short list of running mate possibilities. This week, Jindal boosted his profile by appearing before a national audience and meeting the national press corps. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, April 25 2008 |
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This week, in his visit to New Orleans, Republican presidential candidate John McCain re-established his credentials as a maverick by strongly criticizing the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. He also delivered exactly the right message in his comments about slow recovery. McCain promised that New Orleans would not be forgotten and he also pledged that the disastrous response to Katrina would “never again” occur. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Monday, April 21 2008 |
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In the five years of the Iraq War, thousands of innocent civilians and brave members of the American military have been killed in the violent struggle for the future of that country. Iraq has been a central focus of this country in the worldwide battle against terror. Our leaders have been trying to determine a way to reduce the violence so that our forces can be reduced, civilians can feel safer and the Iraqi military can take more control of the situation. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, April 11 2008 |
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It seems that every year, Louisiana legislators’ waste time by sponsoring bills that have no business being introduced in any session. In the past, we have debated the merits of an official state poem, whether we should make Miss Louisiana the official state hostess and other trivia. |
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Friday, April 04 2008 |
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This week, former St. Tammany Parish Councilmember Joe Impastato pled guilty to the charge of making a false statement on his federal tax return and bribery. According to federal prosecutors, Impastato extorted $50,000 from a Lacombe businessman in a business deal involving post-Katrina debris clean up. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, March 14 2008 |
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This week another politician was caught in a sex scandal and once again, the country was reminded of U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA). New York Governor Elliot Spitzer was the talk of the nation because of his involvement with the Emperor’s Club prostitution ring. According to reports, the Democrat Spitzer was a client for many years and spent approximately $80,000 for the services of prostitutes. For weeks, the FBI had Spitzer under surveillance after becoming suspicious of financial transactions that may have constituted money laundering. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Tuesday, March 11 2008 |
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“How am I gonna stand up and say, ‘I’m a vagina-friendly Mayor’ to these cameras after ‘Chocolate City’ and some of the other stuff that I’ve done, but you know what? I’m in…. So, I stand before you, a vagina-friendly Mayor. I am in.” Mayor Ray Nagin, March 7, 2008 |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, February 29 2008 |
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For decades, New Orleans has suffered from a public housing crisis. In that time, the ten public housing complexes in the city have declined and become decrepit. In fact, drugs, crime, gangs, filth and prostitution thrived in these sub-human conditions, which were not fit to live or raise a family. A bad situation became worse after Katrina and several of the complexes were not reopened. |
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By Jeff Crouere
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Friday, February 22 2008 |
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Although last fall's election results were supposed to usher in an era of reform in Baton Rouge, politics as usual still reigns in our state. Due to term limits, there are dozens of new legislators in Baton Rouge. We also have a new Governor who has said that ethics reform is his number one priority and that Louisiana should pursue "the gold standard" in ethics. |
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