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Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds before losing its tropical storm strength Tuesday, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is slowing plans for a $100 million upgrade to Louisiana government computer systems and instead will start with a pilot program at the transportation department, the governor's top budget adviser said Wednesday.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal asked the federal government Wednesday to investigate whether foreign countries are unfairly manipulating the shrimp industry's marketplace.
Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal sharply criticized Democrats' health care plans Monday, thrusting himself back into the national spotlight for the first time since his awkward rebuttal of President Barack Obama's policies in February.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's deal to keep the New Orleans Saints in Louisiana throughout 2025 gained legislative approval Thursday and is close to completion.
Louisiana's government would lease office space from the owner of the New Orleans Saints as part of a deal to keep the team in the state.
A leader of a group seeking to encourage Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to make a run for the White House has urged the organization to cool those efforts for now.
A 15-cent monthly surcharge should be levied on Internet access across Louisiana to fight online criminal activity, the House voted 81-9 Thursday, over the opposition of Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The Louisiana House has approved a central piece of Gov. Bobby Jindal's deal to keep the New Orleans Saints in the state.
When Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal gabbed with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" about how he adopted his first name from one of "The Brady Bunch" kids, taxpayers paid for his state trooper security detail watching from the wings.
When Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal touts the state's job market and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sells his city as one of the best places to ride out the recession, it's not just routine boosterism.
A planned $102 million upgrade to state government computer systems has been stalled by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration because of Louisiana's money woes, the governor's top budget adviser said Tuesday.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal again found himself carrying the Republican mantle opposite a primetime appearance from President Barack Obama on Tuesday, saying Republicans must be ready to defy the president when they disagree with his policies. He also joked about his widely panned response to Obama's address to Congress last month.
A month after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal complained about wasteful spending in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package — including money he sneered was for "something called 'volcano monitoring'" — Alaska pilots were grateful for such expenditures.
Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech Monday, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery.
Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Jindal, 37, a Rhodes scholar and son of Indian immigrants, is considered a rising star in Republican ranks and a likely 2012 presidential candidate.
MSNBC's Chris Matthews said he was surprised by the "peculiar stagecraft" of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress, leading him to quietly say "Oh God" as Jindal approached a microphone.
- The Republican National Committee released the following excerpts from the Republican address, entitled "Americans Can Do Anything," that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will deliver immediately following President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress:
Republican leaders continued their attacks on President Barack Obama's handling of the economy Tuesday, calling it irresponsible and certain to increase taxes and federal debt.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will get another prominent GOP role later this month when he delivers the national Republican response to President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he's not interested in a 2012 Republican presidential bid and will seek a second term as governor in 2011.
On the same day that residents marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, another storm strengthened into a hurricane miles away and threatened to hit the Gulf Coast once again.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have doubled salaries for the state's lawmakers.
New ethics rules touted by Gov. Bobby Jindal as a hallmark of his young administration actually make it harder to prove violations, a government watchdog group said Wednesday.
The dancing and celebrating behind him, new Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal moves into office with a slate of hefty promises to clean up the state's corrupt image, rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and reverse what he called "decades of failure in government."
La. justice quits after interracial marriage flapA Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigns.
First there was Frist (sort of). Then Thompson. Then Bloomberg. And McClellan. Now Schwarzenegger's the Latest Republican to Endorse President's Health Care EffortTwo articles: Schwarzenegger Endorses Obama Health Care Effort
Creationists Win In Louisiana, Thanks To Bobby JindalLast year, Bobby Jindal signed a law that allows Louisiana teachers and school boards across the state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution. Now the rules designed to implement that law have been proposed and they're a solid victory for the creationists:
Bobby Jindal Has Spent $45,000 In Taxpayer Funds Flying To Far-Flung Church Services In LouisianaOver five months, Jindal took more than three dozen helicopter trips.
Gov. Jindal Tours Louisiana Attacking 'Washington Spending' While Handing Out Jumbo-Sized Stimulus ChecksGov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) has been touring his home state of Louisiana for what he calls a "Louisiana Working" tour to promote "jobs, jobs and jobs. That must be our No. 1 priority." On the tour, Jindal is giving stump speeches decrying "Washington, D.C.
Jindal takes credit for stimulus, presents constituents with jumbo-sized stimulus check.excerpt: ""Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) reemerged on the national stage yesterday, penning an op-ed in the Politico to slam efforts to reform health care and declaring the Economic Recovery Act a failure.
Governor Jindal is an Expert in Health Care? The Fix, a Washington Post blog, ran a piece about Governor PBJ's stock rising in national political circles again because he has sold himself as a "health care policy expert." The Governor is an expert in health care policy? Really? Perhaps someone should page Rep.
Joe Scarborough Calls For Dismissal Of New Young Republican Chairman Audra Shayexcerpt: ""Earlier this week, 38-year old Tennessee resident Audra Shay won an election to take over the Young Republicans National Federation. Shay's candidacy had been supported by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA).
"We All As Americans Come Together As One - Teuta DedvukajAttention Rap, Hip Hop, & Our Pop Culture Artists - The Major Leagues Require Better Lyrics!
A Nation of Candidates: in the GOP 'big tent' everybody's a presidential contender!Bobby Jindal of Louisiana was supposed to be the next G.O.P. hope until he made that one big speech on TV. Instantly, he turned into the Fred Thompson of the new election cycle. (Just wait! He's the one! He's coming! He's here! ... That's it?)
We all know that 96% of the voting African-American population cast their ballot for Barack Obama. Some white people made the dangerous assertion that blacks were voting for Obama simply because of his race.
Inspired by the continuing downward spiral of the GOP, here's what could be a fun, yet informative survey. Who do you think will be first to say, "Enough!" and switch from the Republicans to the Libertarian Party? Please vote, then explain your thoughts.
Ranking Republican LeadersThe tectonic plates of Republican politics are shifting steadily these days. And so... presenting the race for leadership in the GOP!
Republican Priorities: Jindal (R-LA) spares money for New Orleans Saints while slashing health care and education funding.Recently, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) released his budget for next year, calling for cuts in higher education and health care for the uninsured and disabled in order to plug a $1.3 billion shortfall in revenue. Already, hospitals are laying off workers.
Jindal's national profile costing La. taxpayersWhen Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal gabbed with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show," taxpayers paid for his state trooper security detail watching from the wings.
Bobby Jindal and His Cronies Are Running The State Of LouisianaBobby Jindal's Friends Have An Easy Way To Get Appointed To State Boards And Commissions: Buy Their Way In.
Bobby Jindal's Hated "Volcano Monitoring" Saves Lives As The Alaska Volcano Observatory Helps Route Aircraft Around Deadily Ash Plume From Mt. RedoubtA month after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal complained about wasteful spending in President Obama's economic stimulus package, including money for "something called 'volcano monitoring,'" Alaska pilots were grateful for such expenditures.
Red State Socialism and the Politics of the StimulusIn just their latest posturing for the 2012 Republican presidential race, governors Sarah Palin (R-AK) and Mark Sanford (R-SC) joined Texas' Rick Perry, Mississippi's Haley Barbour and Louisiana's Bobby Jindal in announcing they would reject some of the federal stimulus funds all …
Our country is not in great fiscal shape right now, and it's most likely going to get worse before it gets better. After eight long years of Bush's efforts to make the rich even richer, the middle class became poorer, and those folks struggling on the edge dropped right off.
Top Ten Earmarks for Progressive Liberal Lefties200,000 dollars to off Rush.
The Jack McBrayer (Kenneth from 30 Rock) Response To The Internet Response To The Republican Response To The President's Address To CongressIn case you missed last night's coverage of President Obama's address to congress (and if your computer broke today), you may not be aware of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's response to the speech - and the fact that everyone on the internet agrees that Jindal sounds exactly li …
Bobby Jindal fights BackVideo of Sheriff Harry Lee, that verifies the Jindal Katrina story.
Jindal Staff Admit Bobby Lied in Presidential RebuttalDon't politicians know they can't fool all the people all of the time?
On Today , Matalin baselessly claimed Jindal's "education reform" made Louisiana "one of the top states in the country"Mary Matalin claimed that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal "made more progress in Louisiana in the shortest period of time in the history of the state and probably in the country.
James Carville: Jindal leads GOP on a 'march to folly' - CNN.comCarville always does a great job of pointing out some of the most outrageous ironies and absurdities.
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