Big givers
Here are the Top 10 donors during the career of each corridor senator and congressman. Note that the money did not come from the organizations themselves, but from their PAC, their individual members/ employees and their families.
Sen. Mary Landrieu
EMILY’s List $108,050
Jones, Walker et al $61,760
Edison Chouest Offshore $59,900
Entergy Corp $51,718
Acadian Ambulance Service $51,505
Adams & Reese $49,000
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold $48,800
Patton Boggs LLP $48,600
Americans for Responsible Leadership $46,500
JPMorgan Chase & Co $44,399
Sen. David Vitter
Edison Chouest Offshore $97,026
Jones, Walker et al $70,135
Columbus Properties $60,850
BellSouth Corp $59,050
Adams & Reese $54,650
Boh Brothers Construction $48,400
Bollinger Shipyards $46,000
C&C Technologies $41,400
McDermott International $39,250
Northrop Grumman $38,050
Rep. Steve Scalise
Otto Candies $32,200
Gray Insurance $29,000
Edison Chouest Offshore $28,400
Lupo Enterprises $27,600
Columbus Properties $26,800
Livingston Group $24,000
Diamond Data Systems $22,900
Every Republican is Crucial PAC $20,000
Favrot & Shane $19,800
National Assn of Realtors $19,000
Rep. Charles Melancon
Edison Chouest Offshore $53,600
American Crystal Sugar $48,469
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $35,000
Shaw Group $34,350
Acadian Ambulance Service $32,340
Ironworkers Union $32,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $31,500
National Auto Dealers Assn $31,500
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $30,200
American Assn for Justice $30,000
Rep. Joseph Cao
Every Republican is Crucial PAC $7,500
Frantzen-Voelker-Conway Investments $6,900
National Assn of Realtors $6,000
Bollinger Shipyards $5,300
American Bankers Assn $5,000
Cmte for the Preservation of Capitalism $5,000
Freedom Project $5,000
Gray Insurance Co $4,800
Logistix $4,000
Gurvich Systems $3,363
Rep. Bill Cassidy
Cajun Industries $28,800
Hise Co $25,600
Mockler Beverage $23,300
Turner Industries $13,300
Every Republican is Crucial PAC $12,500
Performance Contractors Inc $12,100
American Society of Anesthesiologists $11,000
Albritton Investments $10,200
American Medical Assn $10,000
American Sugar Cane League $10,000
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr.
American College of Radiology $42,500
Society of Thoracic Surgeons $37,500
Associated Builders & Contractors $35,000
Freedom Project $35,000
American College of Surgeons Prof Assn $32,500
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $32,500
Adams & Reese $28,000
American College of Cardiology $28,000
C&C Technologies $27,300
United Parcel Service $27,000
Red or blue?
When it comes to doling out money, the corridor’s favorite color is clearly red. Here’s the parish-by-parish tally of donations of $200 or more to federal candidates in 2009 through April 27.
East Baton Rouge
Total $314,918
Dem 21%
Rep 79%
Orleans
Total $155,992
Dem 23%
Rep 72%
Jefferson
Total $136,873
Dem 6%
Rep 94%
Lafayette
Total $94,317
Dem 13%
Rep 87%
St Tammany
Total $78,082
Dem 14%
Rep 86%
Calcasieu
Total $17,125
Dem 5%
Rep 95%
St John
Total $13,850
Dem 70%
Rep 30%
Acadia
Total $11,155
Dem 13%
Rep 87%
Ascension
Total $8,955
Dem 34%
Rep 66%
Iberville
Total $7,201
Dem 91%
Rep 9%
St Charles
Total $6,380
Dem 5%
Rep 95%
St Martin
Total $5,501
Dem 0%
Rep 0%
Tangipahoa
Total $4,260
Dem 27%
Rep 73%
Livingston
Total $3,825
Dem 40%
Rep 60%
Jefferson Davis
Total $3,550
Dem 0%
Rep 100%
St James
Total $3,500
Dem 100%
Rep 0%
West Baton Rouge
Total $1,624
Dem 100%
Rep 0%
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
