“Political Lagniappe: ‘Only in Washington,’ Gov. Jindal bemoans”Alexandria Town TalkBy Robert MorganOctober 18, 2009“Gov. Bobby Jindal says he has “grave concerns” about the health-care bill that has been passed out of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.In a news conference with reporters, Jindal said, ‘Only in Washington, D.C., would they respond to record deficits by bringing a bill that would spend nearly $900 billion. Only in Washington, D.C., would they respond at expensive health care by raising taxes on health insurance, on health devices. (more…)

State of Louisiana                                                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Office of the Governor                                                                                          September 17, 2009

GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL                                     Press Office: Melissa Sellers, Kyle Plotkin

Governor Jindal Issues Executive Order Halting State Funding to ACORN

BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued the following executive order halting state funding to ACORN. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON HALTING STATE FUNDING TO ACORN:

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Chairman’s Update
Republican Party of Louisiana
 
It’s an exciting time to be a Republican in Louisiana.  Governor Bobby Jindal remains extremely popular, and rightfully so.  His sound leadership guided us through the hurricane evacuations and will see us through the recovery.  John McCain is running strong in Louisiana because he’s committed to lower taxes, expanding our domestic energy resources, protecting the sanctity of human life and winning the War on Terror.  John McCain shares our values.  As we approach the final stage of this critical election cycle I wanted to take just a minute to update you on the rest of the news around Louisiana. (more…)

by MICHELLE MILLHOLLON - Advocate (excerpt)Hurricane Gustav stormed ashore less than a week ago and Gov. Bobby Jindal’s frustration with the federal government already is evident. Meals, water, tarps and ice are promised but not here yet. “Forgive me for being skeptical,” Jindal said Saturday. “We’ll believe it when we see it.” (more…)

By Robert Morgan of the Town Talk 

So shortly after Hurricane Gustav hit, state and local officials say Louisiana stands prepared for the possibility of another potentially damaging storm — Hurricane Ike, which is swirling around in the Atlantic Ocean. (more…)