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Request a DemoIn Case You Missed it in LaPolitics Weekly
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
— CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: After two of the most expensive and complicated party conventions on record, does the current model still make sense?
— GONZALES’ FIRST BLACK MAYOR: Gonzales will have its first Black mayor no matter who wins this year’s election, which demonstrates the city’s growth and shifting demographics…
— LaPOLITICS Q&A: “Interestingly, I have not run across recipes or cooking preparations for bear. I believe it has been so long since this was possible, many of the wonderful chefs and cooks in Louisiana will be relying on recipes from their great-great-grandparents,” Brandon DeCuir, chair of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, anticipating the upcoming black bear season…
— FIELD NOTES: The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (better known as LASERS) reported a 14 percent investment return for the fiscal year that ended June 30…
— SHOP TALK: All (the best) fundraising is local…
— OUR HISTORY: The storm that divided Louisiana’s timeline into “pre-Katrina” and “post Katrina” came ashore in the state 19 years ago today…
— THEY SAID IT: “No one ever said they were trying to find me. I’m an elected official. I’m easy to find.” —Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, about ethics violations for not filing campaign finance reports on time, in The Illuminator
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What you may have missed in LaPolitics Weekly
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—SENATOR, MAYOR ACT TO SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD: As Hurricane Francine bore down on Morgan City Wednesday night, Sen. Robert Allain got a call from Mayor Lee Dragna. As Allain explains, a water pump serving Dragna’s neighborhood failed, putting hundreds of homes at risk. Dragna loaded pumps from his own boat yard and asked Allain to meet …