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45 min ago | NOLA.com

New Orleans lawmaker racks up second tax credit program win

Agricultural machinery businesses, among others that would invest in low-income rural and urban communities, will be eligible for a new tax credit signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday, June 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Agriculture, Science, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tue Jun 18, 2013

NOLA.com

St. Tammany coroner's lawsuit paints him as visionary who modernized office

After employing a rope-a-dope strategy to the mounting criticism of his spending and management practices, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan jabbed back last week with a lawsuit to thwart the state Legislature's move to give parish government control of his agency's finances.

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Related Topix: Mandeville, LA, New Orleans, LA, Lacombe, LA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors

KATV Little Rock

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Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are firming up their support for the overhaul even as Republican criticism intensifies.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Mark Begich, US Senate, Democrat

KPLC-TV Lake Charles

LA Senator's "Why I Am a Republican" video generating buzz

A video posted Sunday by a Louisiana lawmaker is picking up steam online, and fueling talk of a new 'conservative superstar' in politics.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opelousas, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, Bobby Jindal, US Governors

Silicon Alley Insider

Bobby Jindal Has Completely Lost Touch With Reality

Last November, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wrote a list of seven prescriptions for Republicans.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Weather, Tax

Banner-Tribune

La. constitutional changes going to voters

Louisiana lawmakers are proposing eight new changes to the state constitution following their regular session, including new protections from steep budget cuts for certain health care providers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Lake Charles, LA, Keithville, LA

The Advocate

Our Views: Keeping area plants safe

This month's deadly accidents at two chemical plants in Ascension Parish provided stark reminders of a simple but easily overlooked fact: Even in an age of increased automation, the petrochemical industry continues to depend on large numbers of workers who are willing to do challenging and sometimes dangerous tasks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Explosion, Geismar, LA, Chemicals, CF Industries, Donaldsonville, LA, Opinion

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Advocate

Jindal signs EBR school district bill

Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that outlined the mechanics of creating the breakaway Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System.

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Related Topix: Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Education Etc., US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Baton Rouge, LA, Plaquemine, LA

KARD

Governor Jindal Signs Bills Into Law; 294 Bills Signed

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced he has signed bills passed by the Legislature into law, bringing the total number of bills signed for the 2013 Regular Legislative Session to 294.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Bobby Jindal, Law, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Education Etc., Jackson, LA, New Orleans, LA

NOLA.com

A retreat would do Louisiana Republicans good: John Maginnis

When I attended Catholic High in the '60s, the senior class each spring loaded onto buses and went off to a three-day retreat at Manresa House , which still operates today in its antebellum setting on River Road in St. James Parish.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Opinion

Greenwich Citizen

Tax change talk produces limited results in La.

Talk was big in the months leading up to Louisiana's legislative session about revamping the state's tax structure, putting limits on tax breaks and raising taxes on cigarettes, as most other states have done.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Smoking, Medicine, Health, Tax

NOLA.com

Jindal launches statewide tour, plans to sign community colleges construction bill

Gov. Bobby Jindal shakes hands at a rally on the Capitol steps on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Bobby Jindal, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Alexandria, LA, Robert, LA

The Heartland Institute

Why the Grand Common Core Compromise Is Dangerous

Not everything worth doing should be done by the federal government. That may be the understatement of the millennium, but it's the key to understanding why the current push for "common core" standards in education is a bad idea.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education, Education Etc., US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Governors

NOLA.com

Gov. Jindal gets what he wants from the LSU Board of Supervisors: Robert Mann

Pity the hapless members of the LSU Board of Supervisors . They are esteemed members of their professions and respected in their communities.

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Related Topix: Bobby Jindal, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Health Care Policy, Health, Shreveport, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Opinion

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Town Talk

Hasten: Conservatives, liberals agree session accomplished little

It's not often that folks from different political spectrums agree. But in assessing the recently concluded legislative session, the conservative Council for a Better Louisiana and the liberal Louisiana Progress had similar comments.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors

The Town Talk

Analysis: More talk, but no action on TOPS changes

Louisiana's free college tuition program called TOPS carries a hefty price tag in a state budget that has been throttled with cuts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Family, Teenagers, Standardized Testing, Education

Washington Times

CURL: Christiea s no conservative, and he wona t run as one

GOP Golden Boy Chris Christie is going to run in 2016, and he might not even do so as a Republican.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, US News, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton

The Advocate

Political Horizons: Race in La. politics

I n 1959, Gov. Earl K. Long gave a sometimes incoherent speech about race in the Louisiana Legislature.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Opinion

Outside the Beltway

RNC Chair: Political Conventions Should Be Earlier Than Late August

Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said Saturday that moving the GOP convention to June from August would improve the chances of winning general elections.

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Related Topix: Reince Priebus, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Isaac, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hurricane Gustav, Conservative Political News

The Times

LSU Health vital to N. Louisiana

The primary role for the northwest Louisiana delegation during the past legislative session was getting LSU Health Shreveport's Medical School securely funded for this year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Personal Finance, Retirement