Louisiana Voice

Well, I’m back at the ol’ keyboard after four unscheduled days in residence in the hospital after my potassium levels went off the charts but the good folks at Ochsner got everything back to normal and I’m now home and feeling fine.

I just want to remind you that LouisianaVoice is in its October fund drive and your support is vital to our continuing to bring you stories about political corruption, chicanery and miscreant behavior. LouisianaVoice has broken several exclusive stories in our nearly 14 years of existence, the oldest continuous political blog in Louisiana.

Remember how LouisianaVoice predicted (accurately) that the legislative committee investigation of the Ronald Greene killing by Louisiana State Police would fizzle out? Or how state employees got “teagued” in the Jindal administration if they dared voice a dissenting opinion and how we predicted a rerun of the Jindal years (only worse) with Jeff Landry? And then there were our stories about beatings and deaths in private prisons and how judges in Monroe and even Jeff Landry, when he was attorney general, sued people because they had the nerve to request public records? Ever wonder what certain public officials might be hiding? Like the details behind the state’s purchase of a hotel in Monroe or the manner in which Jindal attempted to railroad Murphy Painter only to end up having to pay Painter’s attorneys?

That’s what we do every day at LouisianaVoice.

We have a limited budget because (a) we don’t charge a subscription fee or accept advertising and (b) we hold only two fundraisers per year – October and April. We ask only that you contribute what you feel you can afford although this month we are running a special promotion. The one who makes the most generous contributon will get an original copy of Huey Long’s autobiography Every Man A King, published by the now-defunct National Book Co. of New Orleans.

And a lottery drawing will be held for everyone contributing $100 or more with the winner getting a copy of Leo Honeycutt’s biography of Edwin Edwards. The book is signed by both the author and the late governor.

Finally, everyone contributing $50 or more will receive a signed copy of my newest book, The Mission. First published as an e-book six years ago, it’s partly science-fiction and political and is relevant to our current political climate in this country. I emphasize that it was first published six years ago, so the book’s ending is related in no way to recent events (that’s all I’m saying).

(You can view illustrations of the book covers by scrolling down to our Oct. 1 post.)

You may mail a check to Tom Aswell, 107 North College Street West, Denham Springs, Louisiana 70726 or you may pay by credit card by clicking on the yellow DONATE button to the right of this post.

As always, any support you can provide our efforts to bring you stories others ignore is greatly appreciated.