Lt. Gov. Criticizes Jindal, Looks Forward to 2016
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is looking ahead to 2016. At the Baton Rouge Press Club today, Dardenne anticipated that Gov. Jindal would be running for president and indicated he would consider running to be...
View ArticleFRIDAY: Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne
A visit with Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, to talk about...everything.Audio should be posted by 11 am on Friday, May 17.
View ArticleWEDNESDAY: Sally Nungesser, Tony Guarrisco, Erica Crenshaw
Jim chats with Sally Nungesser and Tony Guarrisco about the political futures of Bobby Jindal, David Vitter and Jay Dardenne and where those names fit into Fall elections in 2014 and 2015.President and...
View ArticleTHURSDAY: Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, and Erica Crenshaw
Jim Engster interviews Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne about his run for governor in 2015, other candidates in the race, and the movement of St. George to incorporate as a city apart from Baton Rouge, among...
View ArticleGovernor Candidates Dardenne and Vitter Talk Lawsuit Reform
A forum on Lawsuit Reform was held in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and two of the major Gubernatorial candidates attended, Senator David Vitter and Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne.
View ArticleGovernor Candidates' Camaraderie Now Showing Cracks
Without David Vitter in attendance, the Wednesday night debate put on by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana had Jay Dardenne, John Bel Edwards and Scott Angelle...
View ArticleConcerns Over CPRA Compromise on LA 1 Continue
A controversial proposal for elevating LA 1 to Port Fourchon, backed by Governor Jindal, has been drawing fire from the candidates seeking to replace him in the mansion. The plan would have used...
View ArticleAll Over But the Voting
The final gubernatorial forum before tomorrow’s primary election was held Wednesday night at LSU. Most reports on the event zeroed in on David Vitter’s absence, coupled with Scott Angelle pointing to...
View ArticleGovernor's Race Part Deux Already a Duel
“We gave it a great effort. I would ask that you congratulate both John Bel Edwards and Senator Vitter, on moving forward,” Scott Angelle said, as he conceded the governor’s primary, after coming in...
View ArticleRed Plus Blue Equals Purple
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne made his position clear.“I am a Republican. I have been a Republican since the early 1970s. I will remain a Republican,” the former gubernatorial candidate said Thursday...
View Article“More Dire Than We Thought”
Jay Dardenne, Governor-elect John Bel Edwards’ designee for Commissioner of Administration, held a press conference Wednesday, regarding the state budget.“We are going to speak the truth, frankly and...
View Article'All Options on the Table' to Fill Budget Hole
We already know that in the next eighteen months, there is a $2.65 billion budget hole to fill. So how is the incoming administration planning to deal with it?
View ArticleRaising Revenue in the Special Session
According to Louisiana’s Constitution, during even-numbered years, like 2016, Legislators cannot introduce bills to create or raise taxes. That is, unless a special session is called, like the one...
View ArticleNext Governor Has No Wealth for Health
Health care funding bleeds the most when Louisiana’s budget is in the red. Since it appears the scalpel will be wielded for some time yet to come, how do gubernatorial candidates plan to stitch...
View ArticleCandidates Plan to Get Stalled Road Projects Moving Again
Louisiana’s backlog of unfunded road and bridge projects sits at between $12-billion and $14-billion. How do the candidates for governor propose to catch up, and pay for new roadwork needs? “Make it a...
View ArticleGovernor Candidates on Reading, Writing and Reform
We’re far past the days when Huey Long won the governorship by promising free school textbooks for every child. Now it’s all about education reform. Where do today’s candidates stand? “We label a lot...
View ArticleCandidates Expect Colleges to Fill Business Needs
Sometimes it seems like the Jindal administration has been all about wooing business and industry, and then keeping them happy. What do those hoping to succeed Jindal plan to do in the way of economic...
View ArticleWill Governor Candidates "Share Our Wealth"?
As we look ahead to deciding on the next governor of Louisiana, we’ve been also looking back, taking a cue from Huey Long, known for the “Share our Wealth” plan under the motto, “Every Man a King”. Jan...
View ArticleFollowing the Money in the Governor's Race
As we’ve been examining the issues and the candidates’ stances in the governor’s race, we’ve made more than a few comparisons to the Huey Long era of Louisiana’s history. Many of the issues in the...
View ArticleGovernor Candidates Dardenne and Vitter Talk Lawsuit Reform
A forum on Lawsuit Reform was held in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and two of the major Gubernatorial candidates attended, Senator David Vitter and Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne.
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