Louisiana Political News Service

Legislators Listen Up! Jindal Says Louisiana Is Hungry For Competence!
by Congressman Bobby Jindal - The Dead Pelican (excerpt)

The budget passed by the House totals $29.6 billion dollars. This is not a typo, though it should be.

Turn the clock back to 2001 and you will find that year's budget was about $14.1 billion dollars.

The simple truth is that government spending is out of control.

There is no individual, no family, and no business that could survive with these unbridled, undisciplined, and irresponsible spending sprees.

I could not believe that when I read it, so I made a few calls. Turns out it is true. The House passed the Governor's request to create 1,000 new state government jobs in Louisiana!

These 1,000 new state government jobs are not part of any coherent plan. They are just ... 1,000 new salaries for the taxpayers to fund....every year.

I'm sorry, but this represents both incompetence and irresponsibility.

This has got to stop.

We cannot allow OUR government, both in Washington and Baton Rouge, to spend OUR money in such a cavalier manner.

I have made it clear that I'm not going to get into the legislative disputes in this session of the Louisiana state Legislature. So don't look for me to weigh in on every bill in the Legislature.

But I simply could not hold my tongue on this any longer. Someone has to speak out; someone has to speak up for the taxpayers, for responsible government, and for fiscal sanity.

As the old song says, "The winds of change, they are a blowing," and barely in time I might add.

Louisiana is desperate for real and fundamental change. Louisiana is in dire need of decisive leadership. Louisiana is hungry for competence.

With your help, we will put our great state on a new path, a path to real growth and real reform.

Oh, and one more thing, we will also treat taxpayers' money with respect.



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PSC fee increase may get Second shot
by MARK BALLARD - Advocate (excerpt)

Feds target violent crime in New Orleans
by Kevin Johnson - USA TODAY(excerpt)

Mary Landrieu Called Out By Key Democratic Congresswoman
by Michelle Krupa - Times-Picayune (excerpt)
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Labels: CRIME, GOVERNOR, JINDAL, LEGISLATURE, LOUISIANA, POLITICS