As one of the oldest, uninterrupted political blogs in Louisiana (13 years and counting), you’re probably aware that we do not have a pay wall limiting our posts only to paid subscribers.
Told once by an influential lobbyist that I was not smart (no mystery there) for not having a paid subscription, I replied that I wanted my stories to be available to anyone who wishes to read them and that furthermore, my stories are rarely, if ever, copyrighted. That means anyone who wants to use what I write is free to do so.
Having said that, I do have expenses. That is why I hold two fundraisers each year for the past five years – in April and October.
This is October and LouisianaVoice is in its second day of that October fundraiser and I am humbly asking for whatever support you feel you are able to provide.
The goal is $7500, which computes to an annual operating budget of $15,000 to cover Internet subscription, gasoline, copies of official documents (courts and state agencies), litigation (when necessary to seek court rulings on public records) and, of course, the time I spend researching and writing fresh, informative stories that you won’t find elsewhere.
As revealed on Tuesday, an original copy of Huey Long’s autobiography, Every Man A King, will be awarded on November 1 to the individual making the largest contribution during our month-long drive. The book, being an original copy as published by the long-(no pun intended) defunct National Book Co. of New Orleans is worth an estimated $100.
Also to be awarded in a lottery drawing is a copy of Leo Honeycutt’s splendid biography of Edwin Edwards. The book is signed by the late four-term governor and the author. All who contribute $100 or more will be eligible to win the book.
Finally, a copy of my new book (actually first published more than a year ago as an e-book, but due out any day now as a physical book), The Mission, will go to everyone who contributes $50 or more (here’s hoping I run out of copies). I think you’ll find the plot twist surprising and more than a little of an eerie coincidence.
Make checks payable to me, Tom Aswell, because I mistakenly set the bank account up not in the name of LouisianaVoice, but my name. The mailing address is 107 North College Street West, Denham Springs, LA. 70726. Or you may pay by credit card by clicking on the oval yellow BUTTON to the right of this post and following the directions.
As always, I am deep appreciative for the support that you, the readers, have provided these 13-plus years.
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