Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…

— A POLITICAL STRAIN: After nearly two and a half decades in elected office, including five consecutive terms as Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry commissioner, Mike Strain is hitting his stride politically and carving out new policy niches…

— COLE PREPS ANNOUNCEMENT: Lake Charles-area attorney Cade Cole, an administrative law judge, is positioning to declare his candidacy for the Louisiana Supreme Court…

— LaPOLITICS Q&A: “My committee will continue to hold periodic hearings during the interim before the fiscal session next year to receive testimony from the Department of Revenue, various stakeholders and the public on fiscal reform policies. I want to make sure my committee is prepared and ready on day one of the next fiscal session to consider a fiscal reform package of bills,” Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Chair Franklin Foil said…

— FIELD NOTES: During the 2020 election cycle, there were 1,052 Louisiana candidates who did not draw any challengers and were elected unopposed, according to the Secretary of State’s office. This year, there are 246 unopposed candidates, only about a quarter as many as in the last presidential cycle…

— SHOP TALK: What governments need to build a strong workforce…

— OUR HISTORY: The Superdome project’s beginning can be traced back to 1963, when New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro established a municipal sports commission within city government, placing Dave Dixon as chairman…

— THEY SAID IT: “‘Sure, I’ll forgo yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays and come in and do this job.’ It’s been about 100 days since I landed here, and it has been lightning speed, hair-on-fire ever since.” —Susan Bourgeois, who said she was nearing retirement when Gov. Jeff Landry tapped her to lead Louisiana Economic Development, in Site Selection.

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