How does Louisiana Catch Up?

Can Louisiana government be modernized and streamlined?  A new commission has been created to do just that.  But are they bogged down in the “here and now” with no long range planning in mind? It looks that way.  So what should they do to get a handle on where Louisiana should be 20 years from now?  Take a look at this week’s column now posted.  You can read it by Clicking Here. 

And in the column, I talk about a new book by Dan Senor and Saul Singer called “Start-Up Nation.”Â  It’s a great read on the tremendous success of Israel’s new business development.  Did you know that with no natural resources and completely surrounded by its enemies, Israel produces more start -up companies than most of the larger countries in the world?  Dan Senor will be a guest taking about this important new book on Meet the Press this Sunday, October 25. (Oh alright! Full disclosure and all that.  He’s my son-in-law.)  Below is Dan talking about his experiences as chief spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq.

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