Media coverage of LA political races in The New Orleans Times-Picayune


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Abortion     John Bel Edwards: Unblemished anti-abortion voting record.

Budget & Economy     Eddie Rispone: No specifics on budget cuts; try to control spending.

Civil Rights     Gary Chambers: Regrets using "homo" in 2011 tweet, now in different place.     John Neely Kennedy: Affirmative action is a fair chance.

Corporations     Cedric Richmond: CEO's create jobs & deserve a seat at the table.

Crime     David Vitter: Keep state police presence in New Orleans' French Quarter.     Jay Dardenne: Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police sometime.     John Bel Edwards: Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police soon.

Education     Eddie Rispone: Allow use of tax dollars for Christian schools.     Eddie Rispone: Let local boards give raises to individual teachers.     John Bel Edwards: Make charter school creation a local issue; end Common Core.     David Vitter: No federal incentives to get states to adopt Common Core.

Energy & Oil     Gary Chambers: Supports Green New Deal as good for environment, jobs.     Cedric Richmond: Carbon neutrality by 2050 will require building coalitions.     John Neely Kennedy: Incentives for non-petroleum automobiles are a tax increase.     John Neely Kennedy: More domestic drilling, including in Gulf of Mexico & ANWR.     Mary Landrieu: Member of bipartisan “Gang of 10” for comprehensive oil plan.     Mary Landrieu: Voted against allowing exploration in oil shale in Colorado.

Environment     David Vitter: Drafted hurricane protection & flood control bill.     Rob Maness: Reject Katrina aid bill if pork-laden with other projects.

Free Trade     Charles Boustany: 2013: Supported TPP; 2016: too many concessions.     Foster Campbell: TPP is skewed to the advantage of big business.     John Fleming: TPP means open season on American jobs.     John Neely Kennedy: TPP lacks safeguards against currency manipulation.     Joseph Cao: No trade deal with Vietnam due to human rights abuses.     Rob Maness: Criticized TPP for its closed-door negotiations.

Government Reform     David Vitter: Term limits instead of automatic pay raises for Congress.     Jay Dardenne: Don't bring dysfunctional Washington politics to Louisiana.

Gun Control     Adrian Perkins: Urge Senate to act on gun safety legislation.

Health Care     Eddie Rispone: Temporarily freeze Medicaid enrollment in Louisiana.     Jay Dardenne: Introduced law requiring no-smoking areas in restaurants.     Bobby Jindal: No medical school needed for optometrist eye surgeries.     John Bel Edwards: No medical school needed for optometrist eye surgeries.     Lance Harris: Require medical school for optometrist eye surgeries.     Bill Cassidy: AdWatch: propose ObamaCare-lite plan in state legislature.     Mary Landrieu: Let consumers keep health plans, but only if told options.

Homeland Security     Gary Chambers: Cut military budget to pay for Medicare for All.

Immigration     Gary Chambers: Open to abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Principles & Values     Joseph Cao: First Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress.     John Neely Kennedy: I speak my mind, & some politicians call me a troublemaker.     John Fleming: Passionate conservative: Obama doesn't share our values.     Bill Cassidy: Agrees to one runoff debate; more if Obama visits.     John Breaux: Announces retirement in 2004.

Social Security     John Neely Kennedy: Endorses voluntary private retirement savings accounts.     Mary Landrieu: Credit immigrants for FICA paid while status was illegal.

Welfare & Poverty     Jay Dardenne: Campaign theme: fight poverty & fix the state budget.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Adrian Perkins Democratic nominee for Senate Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican Senator Louisiana Bobby Jindal Louisiana Republican 2016 Presidential candidate Cedric Richmond Louisiana Public Liaison Charles Boustany Louisiana U.S. Trade Representative David Vitter Louisiana Republican 2015 Gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone Louisiana Republican Gubernatorial candidate Foster Campbell Democratic candidate for Senate Louisiana Gary Chambers Democratic Senate Challenger Louisiana Jay Dardenne Louisiana Republican 2015 Gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards Louisiana Democratic Governor John Breaux Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004 Louisiana John Fleming Republican Senate candidate Louisiana John Neely Kennedy Louisiana Republican candidate for governor Joseph Cao Republican Senate challenger Louisiana Lance Harris Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-5 Mary Landrieu Democratic Sr Senator Louisiana Rob Maness Republican Challenger Louisiana