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What you missed in LaPolitics Weekly
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
– CONSOLIDATING POWER: Gov. Jeff Landry organized a show of strength for his Friday press conference, rolling in with more than a dozen political heavyweights. While critics fear his drive for unchecked authority, supporters say his political stroke brings hope for needed reforms…
– HANDICAPPING THE 6TH: Congressman Garret Graves would be an underdog against Senate and Governmental Affairs Chair Cleo Fields in the newly created 6th District, if it is upheld in court. But the GOP isn’t giving up that seat without a fight…
– NEW FILINGS FOR LIGHTHOUSE: New lawsuits against Lighthouse Insurance CEO Patrick White, his father Lawrence White, insurance brokerage TigerRisk and others have been filed in New York and Florida. The case involves former Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon, who kept a close watch on a court-supervised conservation program the company was allowed to enter, court filings indicate…
– LaPOLITICS Q&A: “I recognize the potential benefits of holding a constitutional convention and am open-minded about exploring this possibility…My main concern is the tight timeline before the summer, as thoughtful deliberation is essential,” said Sen. Blake Miguez on the possibility of a constitutional convention…
– FIELD NOTES: New Orleans-based consultants Cassie Alsfeld and Kristine Breithaupt have been named to the American Association of Political Consultants’ 40 Under 40 class for 2024…
– SHOP TALK: What the end of noncompetes could mean for firm culture…
– OUR HISTORY: Louisiana became an official member of the United States on April 30, 1812, nine years to the day after the Louisiana Purchase, but not without controversy…
– THEY SAID IT: “But let’s give the Senate bill the name it deserves: The Deliberative Deep-State Bunker.” —Former PAR President Robert Travis Scott, about the effort to narrow state public records laws, in a guest column published by The Advocate
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