Bobby Jindal had made history of being the first Indian-American governor of the United States, let alone in the state of Louisiana. Jindal was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2005 until 2008. He was elected as Louisiana governor in 2007 and took...
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"BATON ROUGE -- Want to know what the state Office of Business Development spent last year on employee salaries ($4,349,216.48)? How much the lieutenant governor's office has spent so far this year on travel and training ($117,881.49)? Or the annual salary of Insurance...
""To what extent can truth endure incorporation?" Nineteenth century German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche "I've always wanted to be in the position [to] just be honest as...
Another controversial bill Gov Bobby Jindal signed in while everyone was watching the Louisiana PayRaise-Gate. Many are not happy. " Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'?Friday, June 27, 2008, By Bill Barrow BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal attracted...
"Got non-reponsive representatives? Take a lesson from Louisiana voters. The Louisiana State Legislature passed a bill giving themselves a better than 100 percent pay raise. Gov. Bobby Jindal, despite campaign...
"As part of a new regime of financial disclosure laws implemented by Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Legislature, many state and local public officials in Louisiana will have to report certain financial and government contracting information next spring. Those who desired to avoid...
Many professionals world-wide are calling on Louisiana Governor Jindal to veto a bill which would force fluoridation on almost the whole state. SB 312 was quietly pushed through the legislature by PR firms...
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Did you know the Louisiana National Guard still patrols in New Orleans three years after Katrina? "by The Times-Picayune Thursday June 19, 2008, 8:11 AM Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to make an announcement today about whether or not the National Guard will remain in New...
Huge backlash with many starting Recalls on all Louisiana Lawmakers."'It's a cop-out and nobody's buying it' But he won't veto pay measure, he says By Robert Travis Scott Capital bureau BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal urged lawmakers Wednesday to reverse enactment of a raise...
"Salaries would be closer to full-time job Friday, June 13, 2008 By Ed Anderson BATON ROUGE -- House members will meet this morning to debate a proposal to triple legislators' salaries in what has become the defining issue of the session. After it passed the Senate on...
"Posted by Bruce Alpert, Washington bureau May 22, 2008 10:02PMCategories: Elections/PoliticsWASHINGTON -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday continued to play down speculation that he's a serious contender...
"It's purely a social visit,' adviser insistsThursday, May 22, 2008, Times-PicayuneBy Bruce AlpertGov. Bobby Jindal and his wife, Supriya, are among 10 couples invited to presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's Arizona home during the Memorial Day weekend,...
***OPINION***"And they’re down to the wire, racing neck and neck. Who’s it going to be? Jindal? Crist? Or maybe Pawlenty?Ah heck, who knows. All we do know, or at least what I think I know, is that John...
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"MONTEGUT, La. (AP) -- Waves have eaten a chunk 5 feet deep and 10 to 12 feet wide in a 6-foot wetlands protection levee here, and Terrebonne levee officials have set aside $35,000 to plug the hole with rocks...
"BATON ROUGE | In a campaign that had the air of both inevitable and the historical, Bobby Jindal was elected governor Saturday, claiming the electoral prize that eluded him four years ago.
By winning more than 50 percent of the primary vote against a field of 12 candidates,...