re: Louisiana House leaders steer millions of dollars in pet projects to their home parishes

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Of course the senate will spend at least as much as the House. And Bodi's district has done real well.

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That’s because he’s chair of the Senate Finance Committee.

Notice a trend? If you’re Speaker (Schexnayder), Chair of the Appropriations Committee (Zeringue), Chair of Senate Finance (White), or Speaker Pro Tempore (Magee), you can spend like a liberal and have folks think you’re conservative.