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Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen, the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction when he was elected in 1979 has died at age 81.
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Friday announced an effort to remind Louisiana residents to take part in the upcoming U.S. Census.
Saying the state's population count is the deciding factor in important things like federal funds for roads, bridges, healthcare and education, the governor today announced the creation of the Louisiana Complete Count Committee.
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Bill Haber / The Associated Press
Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, center, addresses a news conference at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge Thursday. Roemer is joined by, from left, former Gov. Kathleen Blanco, current Gov. Bobby Jindal, and former Govs. Mike Foster and Dave Treen in talking about the importance of finding ways to lessen cuts to higher education in the state budget.
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Jindal unwisely has continued the Louisiana Mega-Project Fund, created a few months before he took office, and more than doubled it size to pushing $420 million now. The fund is supposed to provide capital to firms that create 500 new jobs in the state and make a minimum initial investment of $100 million; the state can’t provide more than 30 percent of the total project cost, and until a few days ago never had been committed to use.
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An estimated 3,000 state government job vacancies could be affected by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's executive order, though the governor's top budget adviser, Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis, can give exemptions to agencies seeking to fill a job. READ MORE
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