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In case you missed it in LaPolitics (07.23.24)
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
— ‘YOU’VE GOT 10 MIUTES WITH THE SPEAKER:’ A glimpse into the consistently hectic, rarely unscheduled and quietly ambitious political life of Mike Johnson.
— CONSTITUTIONAL CASH: While GOP donor Lane Grigsby pleads with Louisiana legislators to hold an everything-goes constitutional convention later this summer, Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson is pushing instead for a narrowly-tailored special session in the coming weeks…
— DIVING DEEP ON PSC RACE: If Sen. Jean-Paul Coussan wins his bid for the Public Service Commission (emphasis on “if”), it will set off a chain reaction among Acadiana politicos…
— JNK MAKES THE ROUNDS: U.S. Sen. John Kennedy had a clear message about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump heading into the GOP Convention: “Americans deserve answers”…
— LaPOLITICS Q&A: “Basically, we need to focus on the concerns that matter most to voters and reach them where they live. We need to engage voter groups that have been disconnected and overlooked and show them why they matter,” said former Rep. Randal Gaines, who chairs the Louisiana Democratic Party…
— FIELD NOTES: Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has named Ryan Cross to the newly created role of vice president of government affairs and advocacy…
— SHOP TALK: Text trends in ‘24: Messaging and fundraising…
— OUR HISTORY: Murphy J. “Mike” Foster served a relatively calm eight years as governor between two of the most tumultuous administrations in state history…
— THEY SAID IT: “I’m going to go study the constitution and tax policy and I’ll see you guys in August.” —Sen. Blake Miguez, referencing a potential tax-focused special session while serving as Congressman Clay Higgins’ proxy at qualifying, as reported by The Illuminator’s Piper Hutchinson on X
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