Posts Tagged ‘Louisiana’

From nola.com:

Country singer Sammy Kershaw says he will run for Louisiana lieutenant governor again.

The Republican from Lafayette said he is running for people who are tired of career politicians and political insiders who are just waiting to run for another position.

He has promised to sign a pledge to not run or campaign for another office during his entire term if he’s elected in the fall, and he’s challenging every other candidate to do the same.

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From BestofNewOrleans.com:

State Rep. Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, has prefiled a bill to bar the person who will serve as the appointed interim lieutenant governor after May 3 from running for the job in the fall. The lieutenant governor’s office will become vacant when its current occupant, Mitch Landrieu, takes the oath of office as New Orleans’ next mayor. Under current law, Gov. Bobby Jindal will nominate an interim replacement, who must be approved by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate. Because more than a year will remain in Landrieu’s term when he resigns, a special election will be held in the fall to choose a successor.

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From St. Tammy News:

He said, he has been thinking about running for the post for the past three to four months and has already got a consultant, and people across the state working for him. He may get the job sooner than the special election for the post in October. Current Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu won the mayor’s race in New Orleans a week ago, and he has said that he will continue to be lieutenant governor until he takes office in May. Then Gov. Bobby Jindal will appoint someone to take over the office until a special election is held in October.

There has been talk that Davis, along with Speaker of the House Jim Tucker, state Treasurer John Kennedy, and others are on Jindal’s short list of nominees for lieutenant governor.

But Davis said he is not waiting for Jindal to make up his mind.

“I don’t know what the governor will do, but I still plan to run in the special election,” Davis said.

If Jindal selects him, Davis said that by state law he can run for the office in October, so either way, Davis would be in the election.

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From Fox8Live.com:

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu is headed to New Orleans City Hall, leaving behind a job as second-in-line to the governor, a vacancy that is eagerly sought by a lengthy list of politicos.

Before anyone can run for the job, though, Gov. Bobby Jindal will make a temporary appointment to the post — sometime before Landrieu takes office as New Orleans mayor on May 3.

Then, lawmakers will decide whether they want to abolish the job entirely, as the Jindal administration is proposing for the upcoming legislative session.

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From the Wall Street Journal:

Mr. Landrieu won in a landslide in a vote that was scheduled as a primary and that many had worried would be overshadowed by revelry and football fever as the New Orleans Saints prepared for their first Super Bowl appearance on Sunday in Miami, and as Mardi Gras parades were under way.

He won more than 65% of votes with 96% of precincts reporting, despite the fact he was just one of 11 candidates in the race.

Mr. Landrieu will succeed term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin, whose popularity has fallen in recent years as he struggled to revive New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

During his victory speech, Mr. Landrieu was flanked by his family members, including his father, Moon, the city’s last white mayor, and his sister, Mary, a Democrat who represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate.

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From Nola:

Gov. Bobby Jindal, who would have the option of nominating a new lieutenant governor should New Orleanians elect Mitch Landrieu as mayor, said today that he may push for eliminating the lieutenant governorship altogether.

Jindal’s remarks echo statements offered by his chief of staff Timmy Teepell and published first in The Advocate newspaper of Baton Rouge.

The move would require a state constitutional amendment, meaning the Republican governor would have to convince two thirds of each legislative chamber and a majority of the electorate to scrap one of Louisiana’s six statewide offices.

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