Despite Lackluster Showing at Mid-Terms, Trump & MAGA Republicans Push Ahead
November 16, 2022
Although Republicans won a few elections, their divisive style and overuse of lies and untruths was a turnoff to millions of voters.
Tag: Senator John Kennedy
Local Election Overview: Will a Blue Wave Blow Through Louisiana on Election Day?
November 6, 2022
It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Audubon Park when I ran into businesswoman Katie Darling, the Democrat running for Congress in LouisianaÂ’s 1st Congressional District.
Gary Chambers: “Burn What Remains of the Confederacy Down”
February 9, 2022
In a powerful new campaign ad, US Senate candidate Gary Chambers burns a confederate flag as a way of promoting removing the lingering vestiges of the Confederacy and its ideals once and for all.
68 Louisiana Law Students & Faculty Call for the Resignation of U.S. Senator Kennedy
January 23, 2021
Law Students & Faculty from Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University Urge the Senator to Resign After His Continued Objection to the Electoral College Certification Following the January 6th Insurrection At The Capitol. NEW ORLEANS, LA | JANUARY 22, 2021 — Today, sixty-eight law students, professors, and student organizations from Loyola University New Orleans […]
Our Views: Congress Should Expel Senator John Kennedy and Other Republicans Who Engaged in Sedition
January 8, 2021
Following an insurrection at our nation’s Capitol that was incited by President Donald Trump, five of six Louisiana Republican elected officials objected to the President-elect Joe Biden’s electors in key swing states. After an objection to Arizona’s electors was raised, the Senate and House of Representatives convened in their respective chambers to debate the objection. […]
Unemployed Workers National Day of Action New Orleans! Don’t Starve, Fight!!
August 28, 2020
Who: Dozens of unemployed workers along with Step Up Louisiana, UNITE HERE Local 23, IATSE Local 478, New Orleans DSA, Jane’s Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, and New Orleans Renter’s Rights Assembly Where: Outside of Senator John Kennedy’s office, 500 Poydras Street When: Tuesday, September 1 @ 10AM Visuals: Civil Disobedience action in order to call attention […]
Sen. John Kennedy Writes Letter Asking Edwards to Label Churches Essential Businesses
August 17, 2020
Senator John Kennedy sent a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards this afternoon asking him to label all churches and houses of worship as "essential businesses." Doing so would lift capacity limits on gatherings inside church buildings.Â
Louisiana Republicans Disagree with President’s Plan to Reopen State Economy; Trump Praises Governor Edwards
May 2, 2020
On April 28, 2020, the Bayou Brief received an internal memo from Louisiana GOP political operative Jay Connaughton, addressed to Republican state Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, which was shared with other Louisiana Republican legislators. The memo outlined a series of talking points aimed at undermining Governor John Bel Edwards emergency orders to shut the […]
No Senator Kennedy, Reopening the Economy is not Worth Risking Lives
April 17, 2020
In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday, Louisiana US Sen. John Kennedy said mitigation measures that aim to slow the spread of the Coronavirus and save lives are not worth the risk of an economic collapse. “We’ve got to open this economy,” the Senator told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Imagine […]
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