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The hottest race in Louisiana in 2004 will be for the U.S. Senate. With John Breaux retiring, many prominent politicians are considering a run for the most exclusive club in the country. Of course, Congressmen Chris John of (D-Crowley) and David Vitter (R-Metairie) are going to be strong candidates. John will have the unofficial backing of John Breaux and Vitter already has the support of Louisiana GOP Chairman Pat Brister. Nevertheless, let’s look at some other possible candidates: Ø State Treasurer John Kennedy. He is a conservative Democrat, and lives on the Northshore. Kennedy has aspirations for higher office and...

Then there were nine. Three of the dozen major candidates for governor dropped out of the race Thursday. A fourth may soon follow. Republicans state Sen. Ken Hollis and former Gov. Dave Treen said they would pull out of the race at a news conference attended by reporters, politicians, bystanders and outgoing Gov. Mike Foster. State Treasurer John Kennedy, a Democrat, issued a news release Thursday saying he was out of the race and would instead run for re-election. The Republican dropouts came after a gathering Monday of powerful Republican contributors from across the state to interview four candidates: state...

Then there were nine. Three of the dozen major candidates for governor dropped out of the race Thursday. A fourth may soon follow. Republicans state Sen. Ken Hollis and former Gov. Dave Treen said they would pull out of the race at a news conference attended by reporters, politicians, bystanders and outgoing Gov. Mike Foster. State Treasurer John Kennedy, a Democrat, issued a news release Thursday saying he was out of the race and would instead run for re-election. The Republican dropouts came after a gathering Monday of powerful Republican contributors from across the state to interview four candidates: state...

How many is too many? Ask almost any Republican, active or interested in the governor's race, and the answer is seven. With seven Republicans jockeying for position in a field crowded with 12 candidates, many in the GOP fear that could lead to an all-Democrat runoff in November. "I hear it everywhere we go," candidate and state Rep. Hunt Downer said. The field should start shrinking in the next four to six weeks, he said. "There's only so much to go around," Downer said. "The weaker candidates are getting the squeeze." That Republican piece of political pie is smaller than...

By JOE GYAN JR. jgyan@theadvocate.com New Orleans bureau NEW ORLEANS -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Gov. Mike Foster have settled an ACLU lawsuit that claimed the governor's federally funded sexual abstinence program was using tax dollars to promote religion. The settlement comes 31/2 months after U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. of New Orleans ruled that the Governor's Program on Abstinence had illegally used some funds "to convey religious messages and advance religion." Under the settlement agreement approved Friday by Porteous and disclosed Wednesday by the ACLU, the Governor's Program on Abstinence has agreed to...

Alice Foster says she 'would consider' bid for governor John Hill / Louisiana Gannett News Posted on November 4, 2002 BATON ROUGE - Friends have suggested to first lady Alice Foster that she consider running for governor to succeed Mike Foster in next fall's governor's race. "I would consider it," Alice Foster said from Oaklawn Manor, the Foster's antebellum mansion in coastal St. Mary Parish. "They have said, 'Why don't you run for governor and Mike run for lieutenant governor?' It's a great idea because I think we need Mike Foster somehow involved in the next administration." The governor, who...

Foster ponders Senate Governor may run to unseat Landrieu, GOP chief says By MARSHA SHULER mshuler@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau Gov. Mike Foster is considering becoming a late entry into this fall's U.S. Senate race, the chairman of the state Republican Party said Tuesday. Republican Party Chairwoman Pat Brister said she talked to Foster after hearing rumors that the two-term Republican governor could join a field of GOPers trying to oust Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. "He confirmed he is thinking about it," Brister said. "Several people have called him and asked him to consider it." Foster, who must leave the...

Guns, Not Political Correctness, Will Thwart Terrorists And Killers By C.T. Rossi CNSNews.com Commentary from the Free Congress Foundation August 06, 2002 While the juggernaut of the federal government is attempting to redirect its full weight toward using law enforcement as a counter-terrorism force, one local community is already wrapped in the grasp of a terrorist. No dirty bombs or hijacked planes. Neither is this terror accompanied by the call for jihad or suicide bombers. The terrorist acts that have covered Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in a cloak of communal fear come from the hands of a serial killer. Prior to...