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State Issues

Anarchy at the Superdome – nope

September 1, 2010

In interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Compass reported rapes of “babies,” and Mayor Ray Nagin spoke of “hundreds of armed gang members killing and raping people” inside the Dome. Other unidentified evacuees told of children stepping over so many bodies “we couldn’t count.” “The information I had at the time, I thought it was credible,” Compass [...]

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Remembering Katrina – after 5 years

August 30, 2010

“We will take all weapons.” — Eddie Compass, former police chief of New Orleans during Katrina. And they did – from law abiding citizens protecting their property. On the 5 year anniversary of Katrina, let’s remember that not only were lives lost and lives changed, but one of the core individual rights we have as [...]

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Budget Funding for Louisiana War Veterans

June 8, 2010

While I am normally very conservative on government spending, there is one area that I believe should always be funded – taking care of our soldiers and specifically our War Veterans. A good friend and technology client of mine alerted me to the $2 million budget cuts slashed from the 5 War Veterans Homes this [...]

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Louisiana Open Carry

April 18, 2010

Ok – so let’s address the typical first questions that I am asked: (1) Why I am concerning myself with open carry?  (2) Am I a crazy gun-toting right-winger? (3) Why not Concealed Carry? To answer the first question involves a bit of background on me. I consider myself a Conservative, and as such I [...]

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Will he sing for Cedric Glover Too?

July 7, 2009

Am I in the twilight zone? What is this moron doing at our state legislature? You mean to tell me that we are wasting time and tax dollars while our state representatives are forced to endure this? Who is Hurricane Chris and why is he rapping about Halle Berry – in front of the Louisiana [...]

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You Can’t Legislate Irresponsibility

October 6, 2008

Some things never change…Recently, the Shreveport Times reported on resistance to ATV (4-wheeler) legislation that would have required stricter regulations. Here is the problem with that logic. It won’t work. Twenty years ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission responded to safety concerns by negotiating a consent decree with ATV manufacturers. The decree required manufacturers to, [...]

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