In the latest iteration of The Fix, The Washington Post’s political analysis column by Chris Cillizza, Louisiana’s congressional redistricting squabbles are laid out from a national perspective. Cillizza notes that despite Republican control of the Legislature, a redistricting plan forwarded by Democratic Sen. Lydia Jackson has actually has the support of U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, because he sees it as more favorable to his political fortunes in southwest Louisiana. In fact, according to Cillizza, Boustany helped sink a redistricting plan supported by Gov. Bobby Jindal for the same reason.
Much of the acrimony in the Legislature centers around competing plans for north Louisiana, which at this point, in spite of stagnant to negative growth over the last decade, will apparently maintain two districts. The question is whether those districts run east-west or north-south.
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... written by RCajunrunner , April 07, 2011 - 04:58 pm
Come on, Walter. You can do better reporting than simply stating Boustany is going with the Democrat plan to keep his district together.
According to this Roll Call report that has been readily distributed amongst LA politicos and news people, the GOP delegation is not bad at Rep. Boustany for merely supporting a plan keeping his district together. They are upset because he apparently agreed to "their plan" (Bob Kostelka's) two months ago.
Now he's going back on his word, probably because people in Acadia Parish and Jeff Davis Parish were not happy he was agreeing to send them off to the Shreveport district.
"It wasn’t so much that Boustany backed a Democratic bill, but that until a few days ago, he led other Republicans to believe that he was behind the “original” plan. According to one GOP strategist, Boustany “got support for the whole map and then walked away.”"
... written by Tom Hough , April 07, 2011 - 10:35 pm
Economic dominance is shifting north with the deveolpment of the Haynesville Shale. What we shalers need are districts running east and west so that we have one representative in the north half of the play and one represetative in the south half. Two representatives will then be protecting our interest in Congress.
... written by Gaius Cilnius Maecenas , April 09, 2011 - 08:10 pm
"We shalers" furthering devisive acrimony in our political culture. Gerrymandering to protect "energy" interests. The poor environment of Louisiana! What's new about Louisiana? Same crap!
... written by Stephen F. , April 10, 2011 - 06:34 am
Boustany and Jindal, raping Louisiana's citizens for their own political gain...
... written by Gaius Cilnius Maecenas , April 11, 2011 - 10:32 pm
I am fearful Stephen you are correct. I regret I voted for both of them! "Raping" the State's Treasury so donors fill your coffers! Our whole political culture is disfunctional. The illogic is the role that electronic television media plays in furthering this downward spin in our civic management.
As a society we are sitting on the most brilliant scientific information ever amassed by any society within the last 50 centuries, so we could be running a first-class society! No! We turn over the most important functions in our decision-making rulership to a collection of knaves pandering to base instincts of the criminal, the greedy and the insane!
... written by HARDHAT , April 12, 2011 - 03:31 am
Maecan't, I imagine you can now use the calling card you were given by jindal's lackey to Ugh....." Wipe. Ha Ha, for all the good its done you.
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According to this Roll Call report that has been readily distributed amongst LA politicos and news people, the GOP delegation is not bad at Rep. Boustany for merely supporting a plan keeping his district together. They are upset because he apparently agreed to "their plan" (Bob Kostelka's) two months ago.
Now he's going back on his word, probably because people in Acadia Parish and Jeff Davis Parish were not happy he was agreeing to send them off to the Shreveport district.
"It wasn’t so much that Boustany backed a Democratic bill, but that until a few days ago, he led other Republicans to believe that he was behind the “original” plan. According to one GOP strategist, Boustany “got support for the whole map and then walked away.”"
http://www.rollcall.com/news/Louisiana-redistricting-Fleming-landry-204702-1.html