Can President Donald Trump elect Eddie Rispone governor?
Can President Donald Trump elect Eddie Rispone governor?
River journeys during the flatboat era tested the mettle of every man, woman and child onboard.
The leaders of the Ouachita River Expedition of 1804-05 were no strangers to frontier challenges. Each had previously survived long journeys into the wilderness regions of America and often depended on river travel.
Andrew Ellicott was a surveyor and mapmaker who took a perilous journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Natchez in 1796 to mark the new boundary line separating American and Spanish lands.
It seems every time Louisiana holds a major election voters are asked to entertain a slew of proposed amendments to the state Constitution.
Few tasks were more dangerous during the frontier era than traversing the nation’s rivers on a flatboat. But the challenge was taken because river travel was the fastest way to move the family, livestock and possessions to a new home and life.
Do you believe in miracles?
The men and women traveling the rivers of America in the late 18th century depended on the flatboat to get them to their destinations.
In 1802, there was a crisis in Mississippi Territory. Bad men were on the prowl.
If voter turnout during the first couple of days of early voting is any indication, Gov. John Bel Edwards has a problem on his hands.
Timing isn’t the only factor worth considering in politics, but if you get it wrong, you’ll discover the misstep sooner rather than later — usually in a very public way, with the missed opportunity and unmissable regret on display for all to see, hear and feel. The difference between victory…
At the end of the 18th century, the need for a wagon road connecting Natchez to the rest of the country via Nashville, Tenn., approximately 450 miles away became crucial. This issue came to forefront in 1798 after Congress created the Mississippi Territory and made Natchez the capital.
Every gubernatorial election has a turning point, when things get just weird enough to justify the price of admission. As many of you surely know, that turning point is happening right now.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) recently released its guide for the four proposed Constitutional Amendments that will appear on ballots statewide in the Oct. 12 primary election.
In Natchez during the year 1722, Father Pierre de Charlevoix, a Jesuit priest, saw cotton plants growing near the Fort Rosalie in the garden of the clerk for the Company of the Indies.
It was bound to happen sooner or later.
The locker room chatter in and around the gubernatorial campaign of Congressman Ralph Abraham can be summed up in five words: “Not Ready for Prime Time.”
In the 19th century – when the steamboat industry prospered – few men possessed more absolute power or were held in higher esteem than the steamboat pilot.
Louisiana’s highest court is located in New Orleans, not far from where Drew Brees does his job alongside the Saints. It’s our court of last resort, meaning the folks who wear the robes wear them very well. Like No. 9 does.
The Civil War signaled the end of prosperity for the thriving river town of Rodney, Miss.
Can Ralph Abraham or Eddie Rispone make enough headway over the next month to stop Gov. John Bel Edwards from winning re-election in the Oct. 12 primary?
Reporters, talking heads, columnists, editors and producers are slowly taking more of an interest in Louisiana’s race for governor, based on a recent analysis from LaPolitics.com of state and national news published between May 30 and Aug. 29, 2019.
On March 24, 1839, Vicksburg, Miss., lawyer Seargent S. Prentiss wrote to his sister, Abby:
What in the world has happened to the Democrat Party in Louisiana?
The Pelican Institute recently held a constitutional convention forum in Baton Rouge. A few bigwigs showed up, ranging from mega-donors and politicians to out-of-state academics and lobbyists. The policy issue remains all the rage, even though we’re unlikely to see a gathering on the scale o…
Can the poor man ever beat the rich man?
No matter what kind of politician you might be, regardless of your war chest or name recognition, winning in the first round is the easiest way to go, aside from escaping opposition altogether.
The two big Republicans running for governor have about two weeks to get their houses in order or Gov. John Bel Edwards is going to run away with the race.
For five hours, prosecuting attorney Ben Hardin with beautiful words and poetic sentences held the undivided attention of the 12 white male jurors in a Harrodsburg, Kentucky, courtroom.
Jefferson Hughes III has won two elections to the state Supreme Court — most recently in 2018 when he ran unopposed.
It’s no big secret that the Louisiana Legislature has been undergoing significant changes over the last few election cycles, and that both the House and Senate have been in a constant state of transition. Few political observers, however, recognize that the transition will conclude with the …
Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes’ handling of a couple of child custody cases when he was a district court judge in Livingston Parish almost 20 years ago prompted The (Baton Rouge) Advocate to take a deep dive into why Hughes’ actions were kept secret from the public.
“If you go into the Northern States,” exclaimed prosecuting attorney Ben Hardin in a Kentucky courtroom in 1839, “it is a rare thing if you can find a man in ten thousand with a deadly weapon on his person. Go into other states that shall be nameless, and you will hear of them as often as of…
Qualifying for the Oct. 12 primary election in Louisiana got underway Tuesday and will wrap up at the close of business on Thursday.
Lobbyists, candidates, incumbents and consultants have been on pins and needles this week. They’re ready for qualifying to come and go, for the sign-up process for elections brings with it some certainty.
All credit goes to state Rep. Sam Jones, who probably stole it from someone else before I stole it from him and made it a staple of LaPolitics’ annual election reporting.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone has quashed any doubts that he would actually spend a sizable share of the more than $10 million of his own money that he’s already pumped into his campaign for governor.
Perhaps you’ve read that President Trump is about to toss millions of the poor off food stamps for no other reason than cruelty. You wouldn’t know from this faux horror that the Trump Administration is merely policing a blatant abuse of public resources for the needy.
In March 1839, Mississippi congressman and attorney Seargent S. Prentiss boarded a stagecoach in Louisville, Kentucky, for a 75-mile ride southeast to Harrodsburg.
Until December 15, 1838, Edward Wilkinson’s life had been bright and promising. He was in Louisville, Kentucky, getting ready to marry the love of his life when an argument over a suit of clothes led to a deadly brawl at the Galt House hotel. The bloody event turned his life upside down.
Next January when the new Legislature takes office, some 40 percent of its members will be fresh faces.
They just keeping coming.
When the U.S. Supreme Court refused to act 5-4 on two cases involving unfair fixes of the political system, Democrats were quick to find fault with the five Republican-appointed judges in the majority.
It’s getting close to redistricting time for legislators in Louisiana. By federal law, all election districts must be reapportioned every 10 years to reflect the latest census figures. But should legislators, who have a vested interest in how the redistricting lines are drawn, actually do th…
Hurricane Barry was a dud.
Hurricane Barry was a dud.
It’s getting close to redistricting time for legislators in Louisiana. By federal law, all election districts must be reapportioned every 10 years to reflect the latest census figures. But should legislators, who have a vested interest in how the redistricting lines are drawn, actually do th…
"There is war in Texas," Natchez attorney and public servant John Quitman wrote his brother late in 1835. "Were I without family, I would repair there immediately. "
In January 1848, Seargent S. Prentiss – a Maine native, who practiced law in Natchez and Vicksburg before relocating to New Orleans – was challenged to a duel by the grandson of Henry Clay, the revered orator and statesman from Kentucky. Clay served three terms as U.S. Speaker of the House y…
Editor’s Note: This column by Sam Hanna Jr. was first published the week of June 25, 2018.
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