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Louisiana officials have postponed Saturday's scheduled primary elections until Oct. 4, as the state struggles to recover from the damage and power outages caused earlier this week by the landfall of Hurricane Gustav along the state's south-central coast.
Led by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., the Louisiana congressional delegation has written a letter asking Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to declare a fishery failure in Louisiana due to Hurricane Gustav. Such a declaration would allow immediate federal assistance for the state's fishing industry.
Louisiana history. Louisiana culture. It is beautiful. It is rich. It is flavorful. It is in some instances tragic. With our state being ravished by natural disasters that are changing its land scape forever, the threat of losing another part of our history, would indeed be a tragedy.
Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 7:22 p.m. Compared to many states, Louisiana is rolling in the dough at the moment.
Her mother dubbed her “Tape Recorder.” After all, young Donna Brazile was the one among her nine children in the small-town Louisiana family with a photographic memory. “I had a good mind and I could think of anything, and I had a mouth that could repeat any words I learned. I used all my gifts,” said Brazile, 48. She still does. Mouth and memory combine with an appetite for news, a passion ...
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) yesterday ordered his state's congressional primary, which had been scheduled for Saturday, postponed after the damage wrought by Hurricane Gustav made it too difficult to organize the balloting on time.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been considered a rising star among conservative Republicans but not until Hurricane Gustav did he face a major test of his leadership credentials.
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Throughout the past week, Americans anxiously watched weather conditions in the Gulf Coast region. The people of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas were well prepared for Hurricane Gustav -- and the coordination between these States and the Federal government was strong.
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District Republican Primary election, as well as other primaries throughout the state that were to take place today, have been rescheduled for Oct. 4.
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "Throughout the past week, Americans anxiously watched weather conditions in the Gulf Coast region. The people of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas were well prepared for Hurricane Gustav -- and the coordination between these States and the Federal government was strong."
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