Bids in the Hall
fake byline: Michael T. Martin At the giant GOP meeting being held in New Orleans, Haley Barbour urges everyone to unite in opposition to Barack Obama, Herman Cain defends his lack of foreign policy...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling Druthers? Call Congress!
With Congress about to hit its head on the debt ceiling and the White House being transformed into a bunker, it's easy to forget who is supposed to drive this process. With negotiations sputtering, and...
View ArticleWhere Louisiana Congresspeople Stand on SOPA and PIPA
You're going to have to work to prove your friends wrong and find weird stuff on the Internets today, as sites like Wikipedia,BoingBoing,Reddit and even the online home of local drama collective The...
View ArticleVitter, Scalise Get Off The SOPA Box
With the Great Wiki Blackout of 2012 in the books, we're left this morning to take stock of what was swallowed by the darkness. Along with many other Congresspeople, two of Louisiana's very own...
View ArticleWill State of the Union Venture to the Deepwater Horizon?
The State of the Union may last more than an hour, but in terms of politics, every line is precious. As the nation gears up for tonight's speech, Louisiana is watching to see if President Barack Obama...
View ArticleCarnival Caucus: Pols Gather for Shucking and Drinking at Washington Mardi Gras
Down here, we took a trip to King Athur's court and went under the sea with Oshun. But we didn't have all the fun over the weekend. Washington, DC, had its own voyage to a faraway place when the...
View ArticleHow Louisiana Reps Voted on Fiscal Cliff
As the country went over the fiscal cliff on the first day of 2013, our elected officials faced a reckoning in Washington. The standoff over taxing and spending priorities ended following a vote in...
View ArticleBids in the Hall
At the giant GOP meeting being held in New Orleans, Haley Barbour urges everyone to unite in opposition to Barack Obama, Herman Cain defends his lack of foreign policy experience, and Ron Paul seems to...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling Druthers? Call Congress!
With Congress about to hit its head on the debt ceiling and the White House being transformed into a bunker, it's easy to forget who is supposed to drive this process. With negotiations sputtering, and...
View ArticleWhere Louisiana Congresspeople Stand on SOPA and PIPA
You're going to have to work to prove your friends wrong and find weird stuff on the Internets today, as sites like Wikipedia,BoingBoing,Reddit and even the online home of local drama collective The...
View ArticleVitter, Scalise Get Off The SOPA Box
With the Great Wiki Blackout of 2012 in the books, we're left this morning to take stock of what was swallowed by the darkness. Along with many other Congresspeople, two of Louisiana's very own...
View ArticleWill State of the Union Venture to the Deepwater Horizon?
The State of the Union may last more than an hour, but in terms of politics, every line is precious. As the nation gears up for tonight's speech, Louisiana is watching to see if President Barack Obama...
View ArticleCarnival Caucus: Pols Gather for Shucking and Drinking at Washington Mardi Gras
Down here, we took a trip to King Athur's court and went under the sea with Oshun. But we didn't have all the fun over the weekend. Washington, DC, had its own voyage to a faraway place when the...
View ArticleHow Louisiana Reps Voted on Fiscal Cliff
As the country went over the fiscal cliff on the first day of 2013, our elected officials faced a reckoning in Washington. The standoff over taxing and spending priorities ended following a vote in...
View ArticleCon-Fab: RedState Gathering in New Orleans
The 2013 RedState Gathering comes to the Crescent City today, proving once again that the city's love of hosting conventions is bipartisan. The guest list brings together conservative activists,...
View ArticleFederal Government Shutdown Ends, 4 La. Reps Vote Against Deal
From Michoud to Jean Lafitte, New Orleans-area offices and lands run by the federal government are back in business on Thursday. The U.S. House and Senate reached a deal to reopen the federal...
View ArticleScalise Wins Whip Vote
3:15 p.m.: Congressional Republicans voted U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Metairie) in as House Majority Whip on Thursday afternoon, according to the Washington Post. Scalise won third-highest leadership...
View ArticleScalise Saga: Whips Makes Admission, Boehner Offers Support, Pelosi Condemnation
Congressman Steve Scalise is Louisiana’s first representative in senior congressional leadership since Bob Livingston in 1998. Unfortunately, it looks like Scalise may be following a little too close...
View ArticleLeague of Women Voters Label Scalise "Misinformed"
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise displayed enough political acumen to get himself elected House Majority Whip in 2014. However, the Representative has struggled to contain a recent scandal. First,...
View ArticleMorial Jabs at Scalise
National Urban League President Marc Morial knows a few things about Louisiana politics. Morial and his father, Dutch, both served as Mayor of New Orleans. Now, he is weighing in on the Steve Scalise...
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