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Author : Miriam G. Reeves
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455605200
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Governors of Louisiana written by Miriam G. Reeves and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1962 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter G. Cowan
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781934110904
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Louisiana Governors written by Walter G. Cowan and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Greaves Cowan and Jack B. McGuire, veteran authorities on the Louisiana political scene, trace the history of the state's leaders from the French and Spanish colonial eras to the present day. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews with the recent governors, they describe unforgettable personalities. Such early figures as Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville set the tone for later colonial governors. They had their troubles, fending off protesting Indians and other French and Spanish leaders vying for power. Following the Louisiana Purchase, American politics took control. The Whigs, Know Nothings, Republicans, and Democrats have all waxed and waned through times of slavery, secession, suffrage, and segregation. The early twentieth century saw the rise of Huey P. Long, who established himself as a virtual dictator. An assassin's bullet ended Long's life in 1935, but his followers managed to hold on to the governorship until 1940. In 1948 his brother, Earl Long, brought the family back into power. Over the years, two governors were impeached but were not removed from office, and two governors were jailed in federal prison. The experiences, decisions, and conflicts of Louisiana governors have reflected and influenced the history of the state, often in dramatic and fascinating ways. In forty years of journalism, Walter Greaves Cowan was reporter and editor of the "New Orleans States-Item" and also vice-president of the Times-Picayune Publishing Corporation. He coauthored "New Orleans Yesterday and Today" and "Louisiana Yesterday and Today." Jack B. McGuire, public relations director for the city of New Orleans from 1964 to 1970, is vice president of Union Savings and Loan Association. He is the author of "Uncle Earl Deserved Better."
Author : Joseph G. Dawson III
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807115275
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (152 download)
Download or read book The Louisiana Governors written by Joseph G. Dawson III and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Louisiana Governors is a one-volume reference work on the diverse, frequently colorful leaders of Louisiana since the eighteenth century. From Iberville to Edwards, this biographical directory provides a comprehensive look into the lives of sixty-six men who have wielded their political power in molding the history of the state. Joseph G. Dawson’s introduction sets the stage for this knowledgeable look at Louisiana’s governors by examining the historical evolution of the governorship over the past three centuries. Dawson focuses not only on the evolution of the office but also on the dominant personalities who have served it and the ever changing constitutions that have guided it. For the first time, students of Louisiana history will have at their disposal a chronological compilation of scholarly essays on the lives of the men who have served at Louisiana’s chief executive. Providing first a short biographical sketch of the governor under consideration, each essay includes an analytical discussion of the governor’s administration and of his role in the state’s history. A bibliography pertaining to the governor and his era follows each essay. The Louisiana Governors describes in rich detail the influence of French and Spanish colonial governors on Louisiana’s leaders of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The rivalry that now exists between the chief executive and the legislature, as well as the factionalism that has surfaced in the political system, is directly rooted in the state’s colonial past. It has been said that Louisianians like their politicians like their food—hot and spicy. They have not been disappointed. From the Lemoyne brothers, Iberville and Bienville, of the French colonial era, to the Long brothers, Huey and Earl, of the twentieth century, Louisiana’s governors have attracted ardent loyalty and vigorous criticism simultaneously. They have been hailed by critics as dictators, political mavericks, puppets, and even rubber-stamp governors. But whether weak or powerful, charismatic or unimposing, these men have braved controversy and political turmoil to create a governorship steeped in tradition.
Author : Miriam G. Reeves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (866 download)
Download or read book The Governors of Louisiana written by Miriam G. Reeves and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bobby Jindal
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1596981709
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Leadership and Crisis written by Bobby Jindal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an American politician who was the 55th Governor of Louisiana between 2008 and 2016, and previously served as a U.S. Congressman and as the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
Author : Forest C. Hammond
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1455616265
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (556 download)
Download or read book With Edwards in the Governor's Mansion written by Forest C. Hammond and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1973, the high school football star Forest Hammond traded his gear for cuffs, entering the Baton Rouge Parish Prison after being caught up in a situation gone wrong. The course of this young man's promising life changed with one mistake: the football hero with the athletic scholarship overestimated himself. In an attempt to dissolve a violent situation, he failed and became entangled in a violent crime leading to a prison sentence for murder. Saint, as he was known, went on to serve time in Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country. His mistake would cost him nine years. His shot at a shorter sentence came after learning about a program allowing him to work as a servant in the governor's mansion in exchange for a possible chance at freedom. After serving as a butler for Gov. Edwin W. Edwards for years, he obtained the coveted gold letter of pardon. His experiences in Angola and the mansion greatly affected him and changed the direction of his life. His story is both cautionary and inspirational, while exposing an outdated custom that is even now in the headlines as controversial.
Author : Leo Honeycutt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578041476
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (414 download)
Download or read book Edwin Edwards written by Leo Honeycutt and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Branded a crook, profiled three times by 60 Minutes, slammed in East Coast newspapers, Edwards embraced a maverick, gambling, womanizing reputation with comedic relish. But one day the laughter ran out. Was he a crook? Or did the feds seek to silence him? Here is an unvarnished, inside truth about American politics, the media, the punsters, campaign hacks, federal agents and the fickle public. This will answer many questions about why the system is so screwed up and why the Status Quo remains the status quo." --Cover, p. 4.
Author : Louisiana. Governor (1865-1867 : J.M. Wells)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Message of the Governor of Louisiana to the General Assembly written by Louisiana. Governor (1865-1867 : J.M. Wells) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louisiana. Governor, 1856-1860 (Robert C. Wickliffe)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Message of Robert C. Wickliffe, Governor of the State of Louisiana written by Louisiana. Governor, 1856-1860 (Robert C. Wickliffe) and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thad Kousser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139576933
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)
Download or read book The Power of American Governors written by Thad Kousser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With limited authority over state lawmaking, but ultimate responsibility for the performance of government, how effective are governors in moving their programs through the legislature? This book advances a new theory about what makes chief executives most successful and explores this theory through original data. Thad Kousser and Justin H. Phillips argue that negotiations over the budget, on the one hand, and policy bills on the other are driven by fundamentally different dynamics. They capture these dynamics in models informed by interviews with gubernatorial advisors, cabinet members, press secretaries and governors themselves. Through a series of novel empirical analyses and rich case studies, the authors demonstrate that governors can be powerful actors in the lawmaking process, but that what they're bargaining over – the budget or policy – shapes both how they play the game and how often they can win it.
Author : Michael L. Kurtz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807115770
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Earl K. Long written by Michael L. Kurtz and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the controversial Louisiana governor, and assesses the accomplishments of his administration.
Author : Scott Kevin Walker
Publisher : Sentinel
ISBN 13 : 1595231110
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book Unintimidated written by Scott Kevin Walker and published by Sentinel. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversial governor recounts his fight to reform his state and issues a call to action for the whole country In 2010, Scott Walker was elected governor of Wisconsin with a mandate to improve its economy and restore fiscal responsibility. With the state facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit, he proposed a series of reforms to limit the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, which was costing taxpayers billions in pension and health care costs. . In June 2012, he won a special recall election with a higher share of the vote than he had for his original election, becoming the first governor in the country to survive a recall election. In this book, Governor Walker shows how his commitment to limited but effective government paid off. During his tenure Wisconsin has saved more than $1 billion, property taxes have gone down for the first time in twelve years, and the deficit was turned into a surplus. He also shows what his experiences can teach defenders of liberty across the country about standing up to the special interests that favor the status quo.
Author : Robert Sobel
Publisher : Westport, Conn. : Meckler Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978 written by Robert Sobel and published by Westport, Conn. : Meckler Books. This book was released on 1978 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. J. Liebling
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807133439
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Earl of Louisiana written by A. J. Liebling and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, The Earl of Louisiana recreates a stormy era in Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This updated edition of the book includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Huey Long: A Biography, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley that discusses Liebling's career and his most famous book from a twenty-first-century perspective.
Author : Philomena Hauck
Publisher : University of Louisiana
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Bienville written by Philomena Hauck and published by University of Louisiana. This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical look at Bienville's life from his beginnings in Canada through his last years.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book A Failure of Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Everett Somerville Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Constitutional History of the Louisiana Purchase, 1803-1812 written by Everett Somerville Brown and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
