5,000 criminals getting away with murder in New Orleans This past week has been a particularly violent one in New Orleans. A criminal court judge was carjacked; a couple was brutally assaulted in the heart of the Central Business District. Of course, there was another shootout on the Interstate. It marks the third time in the last few weeks there has been a gun […]
We didn’t avoid a fiscal cliff, we made it higher In Greek mythology the tale of Sisyphus[1] always stands out when I am confronted with the Idiocracy[2] like ramblings of public spending promoters. No matter how many times I and others like me try and explain basic finances to those who so lustfully wish to spend “federal tax dollars” that boulder will not stay rolled […]
Common Core For Louisiana Kids Is Rotten To The Core Just when you think it is safe to once again trust the government of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal’s BESE & School Superintendent John White go and do something so mind numbingly arrogant, Narcissus would blush. The latest aristocratic insult is the force-fed adoption of what are called Common Core Standards. Common Core is a We are […]
Jindal’s ‘No Income Tax’ proposal should make things … Governor Bobby Jindal’s office confirmed yesterday that the governor want to eliminate all personal and corporate income taxes in the state. The bold move would put Louisiana on equal footing with Texas and Florida. About 8 states presently have no income tax. Jindal wants to increase the state’s sales tax by 3% to cover the […]
Jindal’s tax plan is why his approval ratings are … A little over a year ago, Governor Bobby Jindal enjoyed an approval rating of over 60%, meaning 6 out of 10 Louisiana residents approved of how Jindal was governing the state. The latest numbers show the opposite. 6 out of 10 citizens now don’t approve of the job Jindal is doing. His approval rating now […]
Jindal needs to worry about Louisiana first, then … I like Governor Bobby Jindal. I think he’s done a pretty good job as Governor. At the very least the perception of Louisiana and how we do business has changed and you can thank Jindal for that. Actually, former governor Kathleen Blanco got the ball rolling on basic business reforms and Jindal has embraced them. […]
Jinda’s tax plan that wasn’t It was quite shocking that governor Bobby Jindal decided to scrap his tax plan to eliminate all income taxes in Louisiana. Not because it wasn’t the right thing to do, but because we know very little about the affects of it. Of the 39 state senators or the 105 house reps, I doubt very many […]
Louisianians Live On Planet Fantasia Where There … George Carlin once remarked that he did not complain about politicians because Americans produce that class in their own image or as Carlin put it “garbage in, garbage out”. While I would argue that Carlin’s maxim does NOT apply to current Bayou State governor Bobby Jindal I would say it most certainly applies to the […]
Gov. Jindal needs to keep his hands off our Flood … Question: how can two good guys who are on our levee board fighting for us, keep their jobs? The answer: they can’t. Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East President Tim Doody and Vice President John Barry, whose terms have expired, would both like to remain on the board. They have both served on the board […]
Jindal vs Edwards: Who would you vote for? Have you seen the latest numbers? Things don’t look too rosy for Governor Bobby Jindal. In a recent poll by public policy polling, Jindal was revealed to be the least popular Republican governor in the nation and second-least popular governor overall! Meanwhile, our former governor and reality TV star Edwin Edwards says he may be […]
St. Tammany votes to drop common core school curriculum The common core school curriculum plan took more heat in St. Tammany Parish Thursday night. In a 14-to-0 vote the school board decided to drop common core standards. Some parents want Governor Bobby Jindal to pull the entire state out of the program. So far, four states – Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia – have […]
Jindal invites President to see Louisiana voucher … Governor Bobby Jindal believes in his school voucher program so much that he’s inviting President Obama to come on down to Louisiana to check it out. Governor Jindal wants President Obama to meet with parents and students who participate in the voucher program in hopes of stopping the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the program. The […]