Louisiana Democratic

• Louisiana Voters Just Can't Trust Mccain's Double-Talk, Says Democratic National Committee

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Luis Miranda of the Democratic National Committee, +1- 202-863-8148

• U.S. Newswire
• February 08, 2008

• Louisiana's Democratic Party Leader Steps Down

James Bernhard, CEO of the Shaw Group, resigned yesterday as head of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Bernhard cited the role his company is playing in hurricane rebuilding efforts as the reason for stepping down from the post he took less than a year ago. The Shaw Group has already been awarded $200 million in cleanup contracts.

• New Orleans City Business
• September 22, 2005

• Louisiana Influencers

Trey Ourso Former special counsel to the attorney general and then the party's executive director, his firm of Ourso Beychok Johnson has a constant flow of Dem work and is slowly moving into neighboring states.\nForgotston.com Mike Foster Former Republican governor Jim Funk President of the Louisiana Restaurant Association Dan Garrett General counsel to the Police Jury Association of Louisiana Garret Graves Former staffer to Rep. Billy Tauzin who now heads up coastal affairs for Jindal Rannah Gray Marketing and communications guru in Baton Rouge Moon Griffon Statewide syndicated radio talk show host who recently switched from Republican to independent and is among the loudest critics of Jindal Leah Guerry Democratic organizer and one of the best sources for the inner workings of the tri...

• Campaigns & Elections
• Vol. 31 Nbr. 2, February 2010

• Commentary: Reapportionment Creates Election Mystery

As fall's statewide elections draw closer, there are many unanswered questions. The special legislative session will address how the districts will be reapportioned, yet voters might not know what candidates they'll have to consider for legislative and statewide offices until the end of the qualifying period. In the big race, it seems like Gov. Bobby Jindal will have little to no competition. With almost $10 million in the bank and a fairly decent approval rating, Jindal is in the catbird seat. In addition, the Louisiana Democratic Party is in disarray with no formidable candidates on the horizon.

• New Orleans City Business
• March 09, 2011

• When Good News Is Mostly Bad

A mericans are always impatient with presidential candidates who speak only ideology, and that's good news for Barack Obama. But they're even more impatient with incompetence. That's bad news for the president. News of the economy, on which the presidential election will turn, gets darker and drearier. The polls measuring the president's approval continue to fall, and even his friends in Congress are turning on him. White folks in Congress complain that it's not nice for the president to beat up Democratic senators. "It's not Congress' fault," Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa says. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, who may be the last Democratic senator from Louisiana, says Mr. Obama's treatment of Congress is "very discouraging, disheartening, and it's really not fair.

• The Washington Times
• September 09, 2011

• New Developments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "This is good news for the people of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana-- indeed America," declared Metal Trades Department President Ron Ault, welcoming the announcement that Huntington Ingalls will collaborate with state and federal authorities to explore options to transition Avondale. One of those options would be converting the facility into a commercial shipyard. "We look forward to working with the state and all our stakeholders to maintain Avondale as the largest private employer in the state and as a pathway to the middle class for future generations," Ault said. The company announcement comes in the wake of an agreement worked out between Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Louisiana Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Mary Landrieu and...

• U.S. Newswire
• October 18, 2011

• A New Deregulatory Push in the Energy Heartland

In recent weeks, Washington has provided ample evidence that the fossil fuel industry remains as powerful as ever in the wake of the Gulf Coast apocalypse. Whether it's Louisiana's Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu demanding more offshore drilling as her state gets covered in sludge, or Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton criticizing the government for forcing BP to finance a spill relief fund, major political players in D.C. still do energy firms' bidding, leaving both national parties disinclined to champion stronger environmental statutes. Such Beltway intransigence is certainly atrocious, and has rightfully generated media fury. However, congressional reluctance to proactively legislate eco-friendly regulation is less outrageous than the state-based push for full-on deregulation.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• July 07, 2010

• Mas Freedom 'Voting Is Power' Not Connected to Democratic Party Voting Campaign in Louisiana

To: RELIGION EDITORS Contact: Mahdi Bray, Executive Director of MAS Freedom National, +1-202-552-7414, Cell: +1-202-421-3623

• U.S. Newswire
• June 18, 2008

• Mas Freedom 'Voting Is Power' Not Connected to Democratic Party Voting Campaign in Louisiana

To: RELIGION EDITORS Contact: Mahdi Bray, Executive Director of MAS Freedom National, +1-202-552-7414, Cell: +1-202-421-3623

• U.S. Newswire
• June 19, 2008

• States Chafe at Pentagon Control in Disasters

MONTPELIER, Vt. - When squabbling between Louisiana's Democratic governor and the Republican Bush administration delayed some troops getting to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, many blamed raw politics. But nearly five years later, as another calamity - the BP oil spill - grips the Gulf region, questions linger about who's in charge when both state National Guard personnel and federal troops are called to respond to disaster.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• June 07, 2010