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“Is it really appropriate to thumb your nose at the state Constitution, driven solely by a desire to fight with the Governor?” – Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Commissioner of Administration

How John Bel Edwards’ disciplined message and GumboPAC’s relentless, brilliant series of ads about his opponents defused the most powerful weapon in the Republican Party’s arsenal, Donald J. Trump, and won the Deep South Democrat a second term in office.

How a Diverse Patchwork of Grassroots Leaders and Volunteers Came Together to Re-elect the Only Democratic Governor in the Deep South.

After operating for more than 15 years in a tax haven for shell companies, gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone moved ISC Group Nevada LLC to Louisiana in 2017, but that still doesn’t mean he brought any revenue back to the Bayou.

For more than fifteen years, from December of 2001 until February of 2017, Eddie Rispone and his brother Gerry used a limited liability company...

Throughout Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate, Eddie Rispone demonstrated an astonishing lack of knowledge about the job he seeks and the state he hopes to lead.

The unearthing of the common existence of black schooner captains and crews throughout the 19th Century has profound effects on the history of the Gulf Coast. In the second of three installments, author Troy Gilbert looks into the unnamed hurricane of 1893, made famous by Kate Chopin in her book The Awakening, and identifies that many of the schooners and luggers that sank in the storm were crewed by black watermen and captains.

Four new commercials by the Rispone campaign are reminders of a sensational admission by the late Lee Atwater.

Eddie Rispone paid an affiliate of the Koch Brothers empire that sells your personal information and consumer data, posing serious concerns about privacy rights and the ethics of Big Tech in the era of fake news.

Table Of ContentsPrologueLest Ye Be JudgedVictimcriteDishonest AbeThe Missing Congressman vs. the Kissing CongressmanWelfare KingThe Pharmer and His PharmlandPharmland Part I.Pharmland Part II.: Excuses for...