Most of the memorials to the late Gov. Dave Treen centered on his honesty, integrity and kindness. But John Maginnis says there was another side to Treen, who died Thursday at the age of 81. “Dave Treen rightly will be remembered as a man of class and character,” Maginnis says. “But also he was a character, and rarer still, an honest Louisiana politician who mattered.” Not only was Treen the father of the modern Louisiana Republican Party, but he could be the life of the party. Read Maginnis’ full column here.
(John Maginnis publishes LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, at LaPolitics.com.)
