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Each election is a unique event, but the quickly approaching race for governor yet again promises something different.

While the budget package has exited the House and is on the move, there are a few lingering issues that still need to be addressed.

Alford: Tax reform easier said than done This week marks the midpoint of the Louisiana Legislature’s regular session, so lawmakers are halfway to somewhere. I wish I could offer a more precise big-picture snapshot of the session, but a review of the leadership’s top priorities offers a mixed bag of progress. While the budget package has exited the House and is on the move, there are a few lingering issues that still need to be addressed. Conservatives in the lower chamber are still fighting to limit the amount of one-dollars spent on recurring expenses and political players of all stripes...

"The Last Constitution" by Jeremy Alford; CC73 Publishing; 451 pages Told against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1970s, "The Last Constitution: Louisiana’s Greatest Political Generation and the Document that Defined Them All" offers an intimate snapshot of a transitional time in the state’s history and a better understanding of the public policy issues that still garner headlines today. The book tells the story of Louisiana’s 1973 constitutional convention — one of the last successful conventions conducted in America — and it peels back to the proverbial layers of the...