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Louisiana Governor Edwards budget cuts TOPS 183M, hospitals still not funded
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced his projected budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017.
After the legislature failed to raise sufficient taxes and make adequate cuts during the recent special session earlier this this, the Louisiana governor has issued what some might call a "doomsday budget" for higher education and healthcare.
Crouere: New Orleans millage defeat shows voters tired of Mitch Landrieu
Written by Jeff Crouere
Despite overwhelming support among the business community and a frenzy of positive coverage in the local media, Mayor Landrieu suffered a major loss at the polls on Saturday for his property tax proposal.
Mailbag: New Orleans on Biz Collision Course; FQ Fest numbers; JEDCO
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Some really terrific news hitting our mailbox today. An incredible business/entrepreneurship program, thanks to the efforts of Chris Schultz, called Collision; Big numbers from French Quarter Festival; New leadership for JEDCO; Flood assistance from the feds and Landrieu meets Obama official.
Fixing Louisiana's Medicaid Expansion, Reimbursements and culture of poverty
Written by Jeffrey Sadow
Louisiana need not abandon the idea of asking Medicaid patients for some reimbursement to arrest wildly increasing costs, but must design the program with an understanding of the inculcated culture of poverty in order to make it effective.
New Orleans mourns for loss of Saints Hokie Gajan and Will Smith
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This week has been a sad week for the New Orleans Saints. First, the sudden, horrific and tragic killing of Will Smith from gunfire on Sunday. Second, the death of long-time New Orleans Saint favorite, Hokie Gajan. Here are two columns by former New Orleans Saints Executive VP, Jim W. Miller:
Term limits and Louisiana’s impotent Congressional Delegation
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Term limits for Congress
It is a never-ending topic of discussion. Should term limits be set on members of Congress? To be sure, there has been a lot of talk about it, but no action.
Now comes a poll of Louisiana voters which reveals that 83% are in favor of limiting congressional terms with 66% strongly supporting such limits.
Mailbag: Yenni & West Jeff Hospital, TOPS, Lamar White,Criticizing Sadow, Legislature
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It's Monday and our mailbox is swollen.
Here are some of the latest we have received, that we would like to share with you--TOPS and the legislature, Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni speech regarding West Jefferson Hospital, blogger Lamar White offers consulting and attorney Fred Herman criticizes blogger Jeffrey Sadow's The Advocate column:
Political will needed to combat John Bel Edwards' prison scare tactics
Written by Jeffrey Sadow
Louisiana’s Department of Corrections might want to rethink its budgetary poormouthing strategy, especially when there exist realistic solutions to cuts costs that take only the political will to implement.
Boston Globe hits Trump with front page satire, but who wins?
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The Boston Globe made some type of history this weekend when it published it's own projections of what America would look like--if it took Donald Trump at his word.
Afford to miss the hilarious 14th Louisiana Politics with a Punch, April 14th, in New Orleans?
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
The magic number is 14.
On Thursday April 14, 2016 the gang at Politics with a Punch (Jeff Crouere and yours truly), will present its 14th Anniversary Show and you can bet it’s going to be a “classic” and might we add, "hysterical".
Lisa Lloyd, from Shark Tank and Beyond to Masque Rage rave
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
Lisa Lloyd, Shark Tank first-season alum, recently featured on the show's epilog, Beyond the Tank, new resident of New Orleans, licensing expert, a consultant for Daymond John, resident for entrepreneur accelerators and business-owner, just won't take defeat.
William and Kate Middleton rewrite Princess Di India wrongs
Written by Sarah Whalen
William and Kate Middleton start India Bhutan history rewrite
Feel that little tingly sensation as you read the latest blither-blather about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s upcoming trip to India and Bhutan?
You’re feeling the re-write.
More...
Treasurer Kennedy office reports improvement in revenues for Louisiana, kinda
Written by Bayoubuzz Staff
Louisiana has some good revenue news, after being hit this week by Fitch's lowering of our credit rating. The good news, according to Treasurer John Kennedy's office? Revenues are improving, the decrease is not as bad as last year's.
Here is the treasurer's report
Trump, Clinton, Sanders, Cruz and Kasich debate bagels in New York, New York primary?
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
The song goes, “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere”.
All five candidates for President are singing it, one way, or another. Republicans Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich and Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are firmly engaged in their own renditions of the song that Liza and Frank made so famous.
GAP Kids digs gaping PC hole with "racially-insensitive" ad cave
Written by Jeff Crouere
The United States of America in 2016 is a country in deep trouble. We are facing severe economic and national security challenges, made worse by almost two terms of destructive Obama administration policies.
New Orleans's Shark Tank alum, Lisa Lloyd, got license from Hard Knocks U
Written by Stephen Sabludowsky
Ok, so how many of us “budding entrepreneurs” have appeared on Shark Tank?
I’m counting, let’s see, there’s, um. Well. Just what I thought.
Which is why I was really excited about doing a Bayoubuzz video interview with businesswoman, Lisa Lloyd.
But, before getting to Ms. Lloyd, let’s first talk Shark Tank.
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