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re: Edwin Edwards to Run for Congress
Posted on 3/17/14 at 4:17 pm to jammintiger
Posted on 3/17/14 at 4:17 pm to jammintiger
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What is this about? I need to brush up on my LA history and google wasn't helping me quickly enough.
Where Texas received preferential treatment relative to other states with regards to oil and gas royalties (Texas's state waters extend 10 miles from shore where Louisiana's extend only 2-5 miles depending on the location). Louisiana finally signed a new deal with the Federal Government a few years ago with the help of Senator Mary Landrieu. This new deal locks in more revenues for the state from offshore oil leases, something that would have greatly changed the history of the state had it been done so during Edwin Edward's tenure as governor.
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Posted on 3/17/14 at 4:39 pm to kingbob
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something that would have greatly changed the history of the state had it been done so during Edwin Edward's tenure as governor
And what does the governor have to do with passing a bill to do that? We had all the clout we needed with people like Russell Long, Bennett Johnston, and John Breaux and even they couldn't get it done.
Thank you Mary, for looking out for Louisiana's interests while your compadre in the Senate was pissing around with his failed prescription drug legislation.
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