SHREVEPORT TIMES
By John Andrew Prime
December 6, 2008 10:34 pm

Voters in northwest Louisiana chose today to send Republican John Fleming to Washington as 4th District congressman, ending a storm-lengthened 2008 election cycle charged by presidential politics.
 
With all 640 precincts reporting, Fleming squeaked ahead of Carmouche after a night of nail-biting jousting between the two as results trickled in from 13 parishes. (more…)

By Josh Kraushaar 

Indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has lost his New Orleans-based Congressional seat to a little-known Republican attorney, Anh “Joseph” Cao.

With all precincts reporting, Cao has defeated Jefferson 50 to 47 percent. The AP has called the race for Cao.  (more…)

Republican Party of Louisiana
 
The most important election of our lifetimes is now just two weeks away.  As the race continues to tighten across the country the Republican Party and Republican activists across Louisiana are rallying behind John McCain and Sarah Palin.  Now is the time when each of us must do our part to educate undecided voters and make sure our friends and neighbors show up at the polls on Election Day.  As we prepare for the final push I wanted to share with you some of the great news coming in from the campaigns across the state. (more…)

Congressman Don Cazayoux’s most recent ad is a typical example of partisan pessimism for political gain.  The entire ad is focused on begging for liberal handouts and ignores the drastically improved performance of the state and federal response to Hurricane Gustav.  There will always be room for improvement to disaster response, but during political season it is not surprising that a typical politician ignored the successful leadership of Governor Bobby Jindal in a partisan attempt at political one-upmanship. (more…)

Yesterday, candidates for Congress from Louisiana were required to file their campaign finance reports.  If voters wanted to know why, from energy to healthcare, Democrat Don Cazayoux is saying one thing in Louisiana, but doing something different in DC, the answer is clear: “follow the money”. (more…)

In Case You Missed It: Times-Picayune Recommends Steve Scalise
 
“Election recommendation”
 
Editorial
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Thursday, May 01, 2008
 
“This newspaper makes the following recommendation for Saturday’s ballot.
 
1st Congressional District
 
Steve Scalise (more…)

In Case You Missed It: Housebroken ‘Blue Dogs’
Don Cazayoux’s “Blue Dogs” Are On A Short Leash
 
Don Cazayoux: “I hope to join a coalition knows [sic] as the Blue Dog Democrats …” (Don Cazayoux For Congress Website, www.doncazayoux.com, Accessed 5/1/08) (more…)