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Quiet on the campaign fron
The 4th of July in big election years in Louisiana – like 2011 – generally marks the beginning of the campaign season.
Under normal circumstances, candidates for governor, the Legislature and sheriff would be busy by now gearing up for the big push from July 4th to election day.
Granted, Gov. Bobby Jindal has been campaigning for re-election since Oct. 20, 2007, or the night he was elected governor the first time. That's not a slap at Jindal. It's simply the reality of serving as governor in this era of 24-hour news cycles and Internet bloggers. Incumbent governors must remain in campaign mode at all times, raising money at all times and silencing critics along the way.
In northeastern Louisiana, we haven't witnessed much activity on the campaign front except for in Ouachita Parish where redistricting assured that Rep. Sam Little of Bastrop will face at least two opponents from Monroe this fall. Little's district, District 14, was redrawn to include much of Rep. Kay Katz's district, District 15, in north Monroe and a small portion of Ouachita Parish in West Monroe and points north. Katz is term-limited and can't seek re-election.
Little, a Republican who the Jindal administration counts as an ally, will meet Michael Echols and Jay Morris in the October primary election. That's assuming Echols, an employee of Vantage Health Plan, and Morris, an attorney, as well as Little qualify for the race in September. Like Little, Echols and Morris are Republicans.For the full story, subscribe to the The Concordia Sentinel's NEW E-Edition! |
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