“Given how salient the issue of health care is to national Republicans, privatizing the Office of Group Benefits (OGB) would further the national viability of Gov. Bobby Jindal in a number of ways. It would be difficult for Gov. Jindal to continue his strident attacks on President Obama’s ‘government-run health care program’ while leaving untouched a state-run health insurance program right under his nose.
“Therefore, given the idelogical thrust of both the governor’s rhetoric and his policies, coupled with the political timing of the proposed privatization of OGB, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the privatization of OGB is politically motivated.”
–Albert L. Samuel, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Southern University, discussing Gov. Piyush Jindal’s incessant ongoing audition for the Republican vice-president nomination and his obsession with privatizing OGB.
Louisiana Voice 
Follow the money. Jindal’s network of large contributors is connected to the corporations to which he’s selling out/giving away the state. In addition to insurance, health management and corporations in the private schools business, Chase Banking groups are huge contributors. I stopped counting at $100,000.
Chase issued the debit cards LA taxpayers received instead of electronically transferred tax refunds. Most joint filers got 2 cards, a his and hers. Wonder how much Chase charged for issuing each card? Most banks charge a swiping fee. Did Chase double dip; a fee for issuing and a fee for swiping?
The Commission rolled over and played dead today. Done deal. Sad commentary on the so-called leadership of the “gret state of Looziana”.