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Louisiana’s Gov A Man Of Many Parts
BATON ROUGE, La. — He can pilot a 100-ton offshore boat. He’s an accomplished airplane pilot and learning to fly a helicopter. He recently began hosting his own statewide radio talk show and enrolled in law school. Some young stud fresh out of college? A Generation Xer with his wannabes in overdrive.Think again? This man […]
Budget Squeeze Snarls Louisiana Gov’s Agenda
BATON ROUGE — Money, money, money and more money. Those are the top problems Louisiana political leaders face as they look ahead to the 2000 millennium year. Money, as in a price tag of as much as $250 million to deliver on Gov. Mike Foster’s four-year-old promise to boost public school teacher and college faculty […]
Louisiana Election Looks Like No Contest For Governor
Louisiana voters go to the polls on Saturday to begin the process of electing a governor. No one in Louisiana seriously doubts that incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Foster will be re-elected this fall. The only real question is whether Foster will lock up the election in this Saturday’s primary or be pushed into a Nov. […]