Former Louisiana Gov. John J McKeithen had quite an influence on me. He was the guy that got me interested in politics. A lot of people looked on him as a small town redneck politician, who was lucky to make it to the governor’s mansion. And maybe he was. But he surely grew in office,...Read More
I’m still playing hooky up in the North Carolina mountains, and tuning out from the world. No Wi-Fi connections, put my cell phone on hold, just curling up with good books, doing some hiking and some flyfishing. So you’re stuck with Leo Honeycutt and Ronna Gray this week. Â I say”stuck” in just, because they did...Read More
Thursday, June 30th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JOHN MCKEITHEN-LOUISIANA’S TRANSITION GOVERNOR! A popular Louisiana Governor died 15 years ago this month. John McKeithen was the first Governor I ever met. When he was elected as chief executive in 1963, Louisiana was still a 19th century state struggling to operate in the 20thcentury. McKeithen was the catalyst...Read More
A provocative look at the deepest of the deep southern states by two veterans of Louisiana politics. Thoughts that are informative, candid, humorous, and sometimes controversial about life in one of the most interesting and rabble-rousing states in the nation.
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