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’: GOP lawmaker calls for party unity in choosing speaker

Freshman state Rep. Mike Johnson, chair of the Central Louisiana Delegation Caucus, is calling...

Alford: Kennedy’s PAC has national ambitions

If you read this column last week, you already know U.S. Sen. John Kennedy has a new affiliated political action committee called Common Sense for America that will engage in a handful of Louisiana elections this fall.

‘LaPolitics’: Landry expected to be central target in tonight’s debate

If last week’s televised gubernatorial forum left you wanting more from the candidates, then you’ll want to be in front of a television or a screen later tonight. 

Alford: What’s next for John Kennedy, LABI and campaign finance? 

What’s next for John Kennedy? After capturing a few news cycles this year and last...

LaPolitics Q&A: Pelican Institute’s Daniel Espamer talks fiscal cliff, BESE and more

LaPolitics: The temporary state sales tax structure is something your organization has been warning...

Alford: Leadership changes in the works at LABI, LED and C100

Three organizations that reside inside the beating heart of commerce in the Bayou State—the Committee of 100; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; and Louisiana Economic Development—will all have new leadership installed over the next five months.

‘LaPolitics’: Five questions regarding the October election 

LaPolitics: Is it just us or are there more candidacy challenges than usual this...

Alford: Qualifying challenges offer another way to win

Candidacy challenges—or sometimes just the threat of legal action—have torpedoed several campaigns this cycle...

Alford: Nearly half of Louisiana’s Senate is already seated weeks out from October elections

As of this week, eight Democrats and 11 Republicans have been elected to Louisiana’s 39-member Senate because they faced no opposition or candidate challenges.  

‘LaPolitics’: Transition time for Insurance Department

Businessman Tim Temple became the insurance commissioner-elect this week after his lone opponent withdrew from the race rather than face a legal challenge over taxes and residency. Temple will now immediately go to work on his transition team, which may be asked to draft a proposal for a special session next year.
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