Jeremy Alford covers the best (and the worst) in Louisiana politics and government through a Tuesday opinion column and a news aggregation item on Fridays. When he isn't fishing or managing his emotions during another New Orleans Pelicans season, he serves as the managing editor of LaPolitics Weekly, The Tracker and Beltway Beat. He is the author of “The Last Constitution” and co-authored “Long Shot: A Soldier, a Senator, a Serious Sin, an Epic Louisiana Election” and “The Party Is Over: The New Louisiana Politics.” His work has received support from the Pulitzer Prizes, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Center for Public Broadcasting.

‘LaPolitics’: Will government shutdown collide with Washington Mardi Gras?

It didn’t take long for newly-minted Speaker Mike Johnson to run into the same...

LaPolitics: Here’s the ambitious agenda for the term’s first special session

We were all expecting Gov. Jeff Landry to issue a special session call on...

Louisiana has newfound power in D.C. Here’s what it could mean

If you perused social media platforms back in October, focusing solely on personalities who...

Louisiana now has newfound power in D.C. Here’s what it could mean

If you perused social media platforms back in October, focusing solely on personalities who...

‘LaPolitics’: Schedules for legislative sessions released 

While the official word is still on the way in the form of gubernatorial...

Alford: Will politics give way to policies?

All 14 of the transition councils appointed by Gov.-elect Jeff Landry wrapped up their...

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: State Rep. Julie Emerson

LaPolitics: You recently managed the campaign of Secretary of State-elect Nancy Landry. What were...

Alford: Inauguration fever will be costly 

The big day is quickly approaching. On Monday, Jan. 8, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry will become...

What Stephen Waguespack learned from his failed campaign and what’s next  

In a field of seven major candidates, he was the last one in. Then the head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he was awaiting cues from Congressman Garret Graves and Sen. John Kennedy.s

LaPolitics’ Q&A: Realtors and Capitol politics

LaPolitics: I haven’t kept count, exactly, but I know from the past few election...
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