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What You May Have Missed in LaPolitics
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
— THE OTHER STUFF: Lawmakers are taking advantage of the mostly tax-focused special session to address orphan wells, the judiciary, juvenile crime and other subjects…
— THE MARCH BALLOT: Voters in Lake Charles will select their mayor, which is only one of the high-profile races that will be on the March 29 ballot…
— LaPOLITICS Q&A: “The governor honored and prioritized education as part of his session call among over thirty different initiatives. Don’t we at least owe him the respect of supporting the [entire] package?” said Keith Courville, executive director of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana…
— FIELD NOTES: Gov. Jeff Landry got into an online beef with Sen. Blake Miguez, one of his staunchest supporters…
— SHOP TALK: Digital advertising winners and losers for 2024…
— OUR HISTORY: The shortest term ever served by a Louisiana governor began on Nov. 15, 1824, and lasted less than a month…
— THEY SAID IT: “Our tiger, our live tiger, unfortunately, disappointingly, was the only tiger who showed up Saturday. I’m sorry.” — Gov. Jeff Landry at the “Politics with a Punch” event in Metairie, quoted in The Advocate…
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