Louisiana

The brown pelican is known for its fishing displays, plunging headlong from the air into the water and rising with a mouthful of fish. In the same dramatic fashion, the pelican has pulled off an amazing recovery after a steep plunge toward extinction,” said Secretary Kempthorne at a press conference on Friday.

Jan 30, 2008 -- Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal today released the following executive order to make state government more environmentally friendly.    » read more »

Federal, state and local partners working together to expedite rebuilding projects

January 30, 2008, NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans are pleased to have provided nearly $16.9 million toward the rebuilding and repair of the New Orleans Fire Department. Of that, $3.1 million will go to rebuilding permanent facilities.    » read more »

Multiple errors in process leave caucus results unresolved

January 26, 2008 -- ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Yesterday, the Ron Paul presidential campaign filed a letter with the Louisiana Republican Party to contest the credentials of delegates to the state convention.

Under state party rules, campaigns have 72 hours from the end of the caucus to file such a contest. This contest was filed in response to multiple problems with the caucus process.    » read more »

State party blunders put caucus results in question

January 24, 2008 -- ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Today, the Ron Paul presidential campaign calls on the Republican Party of Louisiana to count all the ballots submitted in the state’s January 22 caucus.

“The failure of the Louisiana GOP to properly determine who was and wasn’t eligible to vote threw this entire process into disarray,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. “The party needs to correct this mistake by counting all the votes immediately, and releasing the results.”    » read more »

Jan 23, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed an executive order to maximize the efficiency of Louisiana’s coastal restoration and hurricane protection efforts by requiring all state agencies to comply with the Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast which lays out coastal and hurricane protection priorities as recognized by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, including the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Governor’s Office of Coastal Affairs.    » read more »

Approved Today in Commission Meeting

Jan 22, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal supported the approval of $45 million in bonds for Delta Community College in Monroe, which was voted on and approved in a meeting of the State Bond Commission earlier this afternoon.    » read more »

Monday, Jan 21, 2008, Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced the Romney for President Louisiana Statewide Steering Committee. This group of Republican leaders will be responsible for growing and organizing Governor Romney's strong grassroots support in The Bayou State.    » read more »

Jan 11, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE - Louisiana has been awarded fourth place in the Business Facilities Magazine, a publication that provides relocation information for businesses, first ever State of the Year Award.

According to the magazine, the award recognizes the hard work of economic developers and singles out the state with the most economically significant relocation and expansion projects of the year.    » read more »

Jan 09, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE - The good news in the 2008 edition of Quality Counts is that Louisiana's strategies to improve the quality of education in our state are considered to be high caliber - in some cases the highest caliber - when compared to other states in the nation. Louisiana's Standards, Assessments and Accountability Program is ranked number two in the United States, according to the report released by Education Week, the nation's foremost K-12 education magazine. The state's effort to improve Teacher Quality ranks number five among the fifty states and the District of Columbia.    » read more »

Jan 09, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE - The State of Louisiana and the New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement to extend the team's lease an additional two years through 2014. The extension essentially makes up for the time the team spent when it relocated to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Under the lease terms, the soon-to-be expanded Alario Center in Jefferson Parish will continue to serve as the Hornets practice facility. The State will be relieved of its responsibility to construct a practice facility for the team.    » read more »

Jan 08, 2008 -- BATON ROUGE - To honor the Louisiana State University and its victory Monday in the BCS National Championship, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco proclaimed Wednesday, January 9, 2008 "LSU Day". The Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 38-24 before a record crowd in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to clinch the national championship.    » read more »

November 8, 2007: (Baton Rouge, LA) — Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced today that his office has filed suit against Allstate Insurance Company, Lafayette Insurance Company, Xactware, Inc., Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC, Insurance Services Office, Inc., State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Standard Fire Insurance Company and McKinsey & Company for alleged violations of the Louisiana Monopolies Act.    » read more »

1.3.08 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland initiated a “friendly wager” with Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco today as The Ohio State University Buckeyes prepare to take on the Louisiana State University Tigers in Monday’s BCS National Championship Game.

“Only Ohio’s pride in our Buckeyes can compete with the team’s tremendous season this year,” Strickland said.

Governor Strickland promised to send Louisiana’s governor a sampling of Ohio’s finest home-grown wines in the unlikely event of a Tiger victory.    » read more »

Despite urgent housing needs, Bush Administration intends to drastically reduce federal housing in New Orleans

December 18, 2007 -- WASHINGON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent the following letter to President Bush, calling on him to abandon his Administration’s intentions to demolish federally-assisted housing in New Orleans, Louisiana until there is a comprehensive plan to meet the Gulf Coast region’s extensive affordable housing needs.    » read more »