Democrats never did accept the results of the last election, and therefore it has been a foregone conclusion that at some point during his term President Donald Trump will be impeached by the democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.  Democrats have been looking for two and a half years for any charge or charges they could find that would serve as grounds …

My Jefferson Parish Mailer Dear Friends, Throughout my 34 years of public service, you and I fought to protect our homestead exemption.  Governor John Bel Edwards has been a loyal supporter of the exemption as a legislator and as governor including the frozen assessment for senior citizens. When asked if he would commit to keeping the homestead exemption, Mr. Rispone said, …

by Lawrence Chehardy This past week candidate Eddie Rispone make two by mistakes in his campaign for governor raising deep concerns about his character and his position on issues. Concern I. At last Wednesday night’s debate Mr. Rispone proposed a constitutional convention to rewrite our state’s constitution.  Without saying just what the convention would look like or what changes to the …

The final two weeks in the race for governor is now kicking off.  Only a small percentage of voters remain undecided, and the race may just turn on who votes.  One thing you can expect to see from Mr. Rispone is more Washington style politics – a reckless disregard for the facts or truth.   As I have said in the past this …

The primary is over and Louisiana voters will now choose between Gov. John Bel Edwards and businessman Eddie Rispone. If you are like me, you are sick and tired of all the mudslinging that took place.  Being factually correct and critical of a person’s record is fair game.  But I was shocked at the mean-spirited attacks on Gov. Edwards.  But this is where …

This Saturday is a big day for Louisiana.  Voters will choose the person to serve as our state’s governor for the next four years.  My vote goes to Gov. John Bel Edwards. When Gov. Edwards assumed office nearly four years ago, he inherited a fiscal nightmare that was worse than anyone realized.  It was a $2 billion deficit that the state had to …

Donald Trump is his own worse enemy.  The recent disclosure by the Washington whistleblower is another example of Mr. Trump not using his brain before he speaks. Think about this.  In the 2016 election the Russians and maybe others interfered in our presidential election.  And now President Trump is accused of asking the Ukraine government to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.  If true …

Donald Trump has been like no other president in American history.  To say he is unique would be an understatement.  He is the first president to make extensive use of social media especially Twitter.  His daily tweets are the talk of the daily news cycle. In addition to his extensive use of Twitter, Donald Trump’s campaign rallies are just as much over the …

Qualifying has closed and the races are on for the October 12, primary election.  There were no real surprises on the state level.  Governor John Bel Edwards is opposed by two principle candidates, Congressman Ralph Abraham, who currently lags behind in fundraising, and Eddie Rispone who is self-funding his campaign.  Governor Edwards is in the lead and could pull off a first primary …

It has been quite a while since my last blog.  With the advent of new technology and the passage of time, my previous site was no longer user friendly.  I hope you like the new layout. A lot has happened since my last posts, and many opportunities to comment on those happenings have past by.  However, I have no doubt that today’s political …