Out-of-state travels combine with weakened political power to make Jindal something of a no-show as his term winds down.
Author Archives: Tyler Bridges
Tyler Bridges covers Louisiana politics and public policy for The Lens. He returned to New Orleans in 2012 after spending the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, where he studied digital journalism. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a reporter for the Miami Herald, where he was twice a member of Pulitzer Prize-winning teams while covering state government, the city of Miami and national politics. He also was a foreign correspondent based in South America. Before the Herald, he covered politics for seven years at The Times-Picayune. He is the author of The Rise of David Duke (1994) and Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards (2001). He can be reached at (504) 810-6222.
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State unemployment rate has continued to drop since mid-summer upsurge
Oil and gas plus petrochemical investments have powered job growth in Louisiana.
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Legislator to try again for increase in property tax to benefit fire, police spending
The owner of a $200,000 home would see about a $31 increase in tax bill under the measure.
Posted inLand Use
Louisiana Civil Rights Museum would have paid $2 million more for ArtWorks building
The chairman of the nonprofit that owns the building said the financing wasn’t solid.
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Culinary institute’s $6.2 million bid wins failed ArtWorks complex off Lee Circle
Ability to close quickly on the building and finance longer-term makeover called key to winning bid.
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John Bel Edwards throws elbow to Landrieu in re-election congratulations
Some speculate that Landrieu will run for governor. Edwards has already announced.
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Vitter likely to loom over state Legislature as he preps for 2015 governor’s race
A consummate pol, Vitter has been known to dabble in both the state’s legislative agenda and the make-up of the two chambers that pass it. Tensions between him and Gov. Jindal are anticipated in the upcoming session.
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Landrieu, Bagneris would earn state pensions while serving as mayor
Mitch Landrieu has received about $81,000 a year since 2010; Bagneris could get $94,000.
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‘Enemy for life’: Mayor Mitch Landrieu accused of steamrolling those who disagree with him
If you’re not on Mitch Landrieu’s team, people say, he’ll fight back by pulling city contracts, removing you from boards and committees, and dressing you down. The mayor says there’s no evidence of such retaliation, and that he’s tangled with entrenched political interests.
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Appeals court orders city to remove fence blocking Newcomb Boulevard
The ruling ends a years-long battle over the illegal closure of an Uptown street.