Wednesday, December 1, 2010When it comes to the state's Medicaid case management program, four weeks - and a lot of noise - made all the difference. By Jeremy Alford [Editor's Note: This story had been modified from its original version.] The 14th ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010Lawmakers are being asked to consider restoration plans for the Gulf of Mexico. But are they listening? By Jeremy Alford With a new political year only weeks away, members of Congress and the Louisiana Legislature are ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010Louisiana's assessors are taking on Big Oil while the state treasurer faces off against Team Jindal. Why? Money, of course. The time between elections is normally quiet, punctuated largely by the fellowship of Thanksgiving ...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010As Republicans take further control of the political landscape, it's fair to say Louisiana Democrats have seen better days. By Jeremy Alford Few summed it up better than Roger Villere, chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party ...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010BOEM claims drilling will resume after rig inspections. By Jeremy AlfordThe uncontrolled release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico this year has brought about a new culture of safety in the domestic energy industry that is trickling ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 What happens when two career politicians stop talking politics and at least try to be real people? It's awkward, for sure, but well worth knowing. By Jeremy Alford Wednesday, October 13, 2010 What happens when two ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 It's getting ugly, fast, and shaping up to be one of those classic Louisiana political contests where there's a conservative in one corner and a liberal in the other, with voters keeping score.By Jeremy AlfordSecretary of ...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010Democrat Ravi Sangisetty faces Tea Party Favorite Jeff Landry on Nov. 2. Written by Jeremy AlfordRavi Sangisetty, the Democratic nominee for the 3rd Congressional District, has been patiently waiting in the wings to see who ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010A closer look at the five candidates most likely to make the runoff for lieutenant governor. By Jeremy Alford Wednesday, September 29, 2010 A closer look at the five candidates most likely to make the runoff for lieutenant ...
A seemingly debateless and increasingly monotonous U.S. Senate race took an interesting turn last week thank's to Lafayette's own Jesse Ventura doppelganger. By Jeremy Alford If Nick Spitzer is Louisiana's answer to Garrison Keillor, then independent ...
We need to face up to how the “new New Orleans,” so celebrated by the Mayor and the self-anointed civic elite, in fact amounts to a hostile assault on African-American families and the working poor ...