Copyright Tom Aswell 2013 It’s interesting to watch legislators beat their breasts over pay raises that some state agencies awarded to classified (civil service) employees in light of their past ambivalence when the Jindal administration pumped up the payroll with highly-paid unclassified political appointees. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain, … Continue reading DOA hires Jan Cassidy, sister-in-law of Cong. Bill Cassidy, at $150,000; previous employers’ records are less than stellar