September 24th, 2010
A Gulf Coast Democrat is vowing to block Senate confirmation of President Obama’s budget director until the administration agrees to lift or ease a federal freeze on deepwater oil-and-gas drilling. (more)
June 16th, 2010
Though the President and BP are allotting $20 billion for the Gulf Coast recovery effort, lawmakers from the Gulf Coast region are fighting for more. And they have a viable plan for obtaining the needed funds. (more)
February 6th, 2010
Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin’s leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday, turning to a political scion to speed up the city’s recovery. (more)
January 26th, 2010
Alleging a plot to tamper with phones in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office in the Hale Boggs Federal Building in downtown New Orleans, the FBI arrested four people Monday, including James O’Keefe, a conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos at ACORN field offices severely damaged the advocacy group’s credibility. (more)
