Vitter to New Orleans Mayor Landrieu: Focus on Murders, Not Monuments

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Contact: Luke Bolar
August 12, 2015                                                                                   
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In a letter today, Vitter urges Landrieu to establish a new State Police Troop in New Orleans paid for by local revenue and tourism industry pledges along with a much larger role for the State Police in training NOPD. Vitter also urges Landrieu to “focus on murders, not monuments.”

(Metairie, La.) – David Vitter today sent a letter to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu stating the murder rate is primarily the responsibility of local leadership, not the federal government. The letter is in response to Mayor Landrieu’s recent comments in the press criticizing Vitter, saying he hasn’t delivered enough federal resources to local law enforcement agencies to fight crime.

In his letter, Vitter recommended that Mayor Landrieu actively push his proposal to establish a new State Police Troop in New Orleans paid for by local revenue and tourism industry pledges, along with a much larger role for the State Police in training NOPD. Vitter also urges Landrieu to “focus on murders, not monuments.”

A copy of Vitter’s letter from today is below.

“August 12, 2015

The Honorable Mitch J. Landrieu
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112

Dear Mitch:
I was disappointed with your recent attacks against me in response to ‎my comments to the State Troopers Association on the New Orleans murder epidemic.

New Orleans’ horrendous murder rate is not, primarily, the federal government’s responsibility; it’s yours. Still, the federal taxpayer has given New Orleans more aid per capita in the last ten years than to any other city in history because of Katrina, including major and unprecedented law enforcement funding.

I have two strong suggestions regarding the New Orleans murder crisis:

1) Please actively push my and others’ proposal to not just continue a State Police presence in New Orleans, but to establish a whole new State Police Troop there paid for by local revenue and tourism industry pledges, and a much larger role for the State Police in training NOPD.

2) For goodness sake, focus on murders, not monuments.

Sincerely,
David Vitter”

The State of Louisiana Will Get Nearly $7 Billion in BP Settlement, But First Buddy Caldwell's Bills Have to Be Paid

Before Louisiana receives any of the money that is allocated as a result of the settlement with BP, Louisiana Attorney Buddy Caldwell's employ of lawyers need to be paid, to the tune of $38.5 million.  And what further stinks up this contrived groups of lawyers is the fact that most of them are politically tied to Caldwell.

It's time for the State of Louisiana to do better for an Attorney General.  This type of "good-old boy" behavior from the last 50 years needs to go and the likes of the RINO Caldwell representing the legal interests of the state is laughable.

Read more: Attorney General's office has paid more than $38 million to law firms working on BP settlement

Vitter Campaign Refute Recent Polling Numbers

In an email over the past weekend, David Vitter's campaign refuted recent polling numbers released by Verne Kennedy regarding the pending Governor's race here in Louisiana.  In that poll, Kennedy asserts that Vitter's lead in the race has been shrinking.

Three points were made in the email and they are as follows: 

“1) Verne Kennedy’s polls are from a different planet.

In our last race, Kennedy had a guy named Chet Traylor almost even with David in the GOP primary at 46-34 percent. David beat him by 80 points: 88 – 7!!! Kennedy’s poll was wrong by more than 40 points.

In Rep. Cedric Richmond’s (D-New Orleans) most recent competitive race, Verne Kennedy had Rep. Joseph Cao (R-New Orleans) beating him 51-26 in the 2nd Congressional District. Richmond won 65-33. Kennedy was wrong again by 40 points.

In the 2010 New Orleans Mayor’s race, Verne Kennedy had Mitch Landrieu vulnerable, only getting 37 percent. Landrieu ended up beating his opponents with 66 percent. Kennedy was off by more than 30 points in this race.

2) Verne Kennedy has polled our gubernatorial race three times – May, June and July. In between the May and June poll, Scott Angelle spent more than a half million dollars on TV commercials. According to Kennedy’s polling, from May to June, Scott Angelle dropped 3 points during this period, from 18% to 15%. Between Verne’s June and July survey, Angelle only spent a fraction of what he previously spent, yet his numbers magically increased by a whopping 10 points, from 15% to 25%. Confused? We are too.

3) Two independent polls came out at the same time showing David Vitter ahead of the two other Republicans in the race by 20 points or more. Those two polls not only track with our numbers, they are consistent with all other public polling.”

Needless say, there are two more months left in this race, so things are really going to start heating up.

Is Jay Dardenne's Criticism of Bobby Jindal's Use of State Police Hypocritical???

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Louisiana Lt. Governor and candidate for the office of Governor in this fall's election, Jay Dardenne, has come out hard against the current officeholder, Bobby Jindal, for his use of Louisiana State Police during his campaign for President.  A piece written by NOLA goes into great detail regarding this issue and Dardenne's criticism of this practice.  However, videos have recently come out that show Dardenne utilizing the same agency during his campaign for the Governor's office.

And, another video shows that Dardenne readily admits that he utilizes the State Police in political events.

Could this be a mere oversight on the part of Dardenne or could this be a case of blatant hypocrisy? You be the judge.

LAGOP Endorses Landry While the Media Plays Gotcha

Last Tuesday, Congressman Jeff Landry received the endorsement of the LAGOP’s State Central Committee to be Louisiana’s next Attorney General. Roger Villere, the Chairman of the LAGOP, touted Jeff’s life-long Conservatism, his history of fighting for Louisiana values, and standing against the radical agenda of Obama Administration.

Flanked by his family and supports, Jeff outlined part of his platform and the qualities that make him the ideal candidate for Conservatives.

But obviously, the reporters in the room weren’t paying attention to the remarks that Villere or Landry made. Instead, they came with their own agenda and a story that they had already written in their minds. Their narrative basically goes that Buddy Caldwell is a centrist senior statesman and the far-right wackos of the LAGOP are too stupid to see how lucky they are to have Buddy.

The first question was about Buddy, so was the second and the third. On and on it went until it seemed as if there was a conspiracy among all the reporters in attendance to play gotcha until they got the answer they were after.

The media loves nothing more than seeing Republicans attack one another but neither the Chairman nor Congressman Landry gave in to their obvious ploy.

As Landry tried to move the conversation back to the reason everyone was gathered, they continued to push the narrative they were after with WAFB’s Chris Meriwether leading the charge. There was no attempt to even try to come off as objective reporters.

Landry touted his record of being honest, hard-working, and ethical. The media took this as an opportunity to accuse Landry of thereby saying Buddy wasn’t any of those things. Landry responds that he’s there to talk about himself and not Buddy and again they ask. The bias was obvious to all.

All the media cared about was their narrative that this endorsement was so unprecedented to the point of being scandalous. They couldn’t wrap their heads around the fact that Conservatives wouldn’t roll over and accept a RINO like Buddy as fait accompli.

True enough, the state party hasn’t endorsed a challenger to a Republican incumbent since 1991, but then again, one would be hard-pressed to find such a stark contrast between a legitimate challenger and a Republican incumbent, like the one that exist between Landry and Caldwell, since 1991.

This contrast was also obvious to all in the party and Dan Richey, a member of the state Republican Central Committee, essentially said as much. “Caldwell is a Republican by convenience only, he’s a tool of the plaintiff bar, he’s broken state law repeatedly in order to hook his friends up with lucrative contracts for legal services and all of his political friends are still Democrats.”

At a time when Louisiana values are constantly under assault and the Obama regime continually trampling over State’s rights, the media was more interested in getting Congressman Landry to describe the work ethics of his opponent. Those were the only specifics they cared about. Not the specifics that Landry raised about the bloated budget of Caldwell’s Attorney General’s office in contrast to Jeff who unilaterally streamlined his own Congressional budget to save the taxpayers’ money. Not the specifics of their own media reports outlining the pay to play scheme Buddy has put in place in the Attorney General’s office.

 It was clear what the media was after, a nice sound bite. But Jeff stood firm and refused to play their gotcha game.

Vitter’s $5 Million Cash On Hand is More Than 3 Other Candidates Combined

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Contact: Luke Bolar
July 28, 2015                                                                              
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Vitter has $5 million to combined $3.6, not including independent organizations

METAIRIE, LA. – After the second quarter deadline David Vitter leads all candidates with $5 million to a combined $3.6 million for John Bel Edwards, Scott Angelle, and Jay Dardenne.

“We’re thrilled and humbled by the amount of support we’re continuing to receive from all across Louisiana,” Vitter said. “More than 70 percent of our donations are small dollar. Folks are responding to our bold, clear plan to lead.”

Vitter had more than 2,270 individual contributions this quarter, the majority from Louisiana. 70 percent of the donations were at $100 or less.

An organization supporting Vitter’s campaign, The Fund for Louisiana’s Future, reportedly has $4.3 million cash on hand and raised more than $1 million this quarter. 

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LAGOP Endorses Jeff Landry for Attorney General

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
28 July 2015
Contact: Jason Doré
225-389-4495 

The Republican Party of Louisiana, today, announced its official endorsement of Jeff Landry for Louisiana Attorney General.

“Jeff Landry is THE Republican in the Attorney General’s race,” Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger Villere said. “The Republican Party of Louisiana and I encourage all conservatives in Louisiana to vote for Jeff Landry in October.”

Jeff Landry has not only been a strong supporter and leader in the Republican Party, but he’s also led the charge as a Republican his entire voting life. Representing Louisiana in Congress, Jeff was ranked the 4th most conservative member of the U.S. House of Representatives for standing up for our conservative values.

When President Obama tried to shut down Louisiana’s lifeline via his job-killing moratorium, Jeff Landry fought back through his drilling equals jobs effort - giving a powerful voice to Louisiana’s incredible workforce.

After Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid shoved Obamacare down the throats of Louisiana’s people and job creators, Jeff Landry battled back – voting to eliminate Obamacare and advance free-market solutions.

Working to reduce the unsustainable national debt, Jeff Landry saved hundreds of thousands of dollars from his Congressional budget and organized other members of Congress to do the same.

A lifelong sportsman as a fisherman and hunter and a member of the NRA and Ducks Unlimited, Jeff Landry has consistently stood up to defend our Second Amendment rights.

Jeff Landry is 100% pro-life and has tirelessly defended Louisiana values.

Jeff Landry is from a working-class family and served as a police officer and sheriff’s deputy. Jeff has fought crime and has always been a strong supporter of law enforcement.

Jeff Landry also served our nation in uniform - receiving commendations for his military service, both active duty and reserve, in the Louisiana National Guard.

As an attorney, Jeff Landry has successfully practiced law in courts throughout Louisiana.

“Jeff Landry’s record and actions speak truth to power,” said Chairman Villere. “Republicans in Louisiana recognize the need for a change in the Attorney General’s office; and we know Jeff Landry will lead the office with honesty, integrity, and conservative principles.”

It’s time for a real conservative and a true Republican as Attorney General. It’s time for Jeff Landry to serve as Louisiana’s Attorney General.

Jeff Landry: our Republican candidate for Attorney General.

 

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Donald Trump Joins Jeff Landry on Moon Griffon's Show

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On Monday, Congressman Jeff Landry was guest host on Moon Griffon's Louisiana radio program. During the first hour of the show, Rep. Landry was able to interview front runner in the Republican race for President, Donald Trump. The interview ranged from the recent tragedy in Lafayette to the immigration issue that has become a staple of Trump's campaign. 

Louisiana Delegation Leads House in Moment of Silence Honoring Lafayette Shooting Victims

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The members of Louisiana's delegation led the House of Representives in a moment of silence in honor of the victims of Thursday's shooting at The Grande Theater in Lafayette today in Washington, DC.  

Vitter Reports More Than $5 Million Cash On Hand For Final 3 Months

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Contact: Luke Bolar
July 27, 2015
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Vitter raised more than $1.3 million this quarter
 

METAIRIE, LA. –David Vitter today filed his second quarter finance report with more than $5 million cash on hand going into the final three months of the Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. This quarter alone he raised more than $1.3 million. The financial reports for all candidates and political action committees are due today. 

An organization supporting Vitter’s campaign, The Fund for Louisiana’s Future, reportedly has $4.3 million cash on hand and raised more than $1 million this quarter. 

David Vitter is the only candidate with a bold, clear plan to build a brighter future for Louisiana. Vitter has been rolling out his plan chapter by chapter over the past several months. His plan is called “Together, Louisiana Strong: Our blueprint for building a brighter future.”
 

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Ted Nugent and Allen West Sworn in as Honorary Sheriff Deputies

During their visit to Lafayette this weekend, both former Congressman Allen West and rocker Ted Nugent were sworn in as honorary deputies of the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department by Sheriff Louis Ackal. 

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Bobby Jindal Issues Executive Order Regarding Disturbing the Peace During Funerals

With the recent announcement by the Westboro Baptist "Church" on their decision to picket the funerals of the victims of Thursday's shootings at the Grand Theater in Lafayett, Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order than bans disturbing the peace of these funerals. Per the order, the statement says as follows: 

 This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until forty-eight (48) hours past the burials of Mayci Breaux and Jillian Johnson, unless amended, modified, terminated or rescinded prior to that time.

A copy the the order is attached.  

Statements Begin Pouring In Regarding Lafayette Theater Shooting

Louisiana leaders begin issuing statements on Twitter shortly after the shooting that took place in Lafayette, LA last night in The Grand Theater.  Below are statements from Jeff Landry, candidate for Louisiana Attorney General, Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana gubernatorial candidate and John Fleming, Congressmen from Louisiana.

Additionally, the star of the movie that was being shown in the theater where this tragedy occurred, Amy Schumer, posted a tweet after this incident and offered condolences and prayers.

However, it didn't take longs for the lunatics on the left to begin to use this as a cause-celebrity and start pushing for their favorite agenda, gun control.  The trolls usually come out shortly after an incident of this nature.

Now is not the to politicize this tragedy.  And now is not the time for the federal government to intervene.  We in Louisiana can take care of our own and we will get through this together.

Four Louisiana Legislators Named "Guardian of Small Business "

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Four Louisiana legislators, Senator Bret Allain—District 21, Senator Neil Riser—District 32, Representative Bryan Adams—District 43 and Representative Nancy Landry—District 31, have been awarded the "Guardian of Small Business" award by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).  The award is given to legislators in recognition of their efforts to support small business issues. 

Read more: NFIB Louisiana Recognizes 4 Legislators with Guardian Awards

Several Members of House of Representatives Sign Letter Calling for Congressional Investigation into Planned Parenthood

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Several members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter calling for a congressional investigation into abortion provider Planned Parenthood’s practices, specifically in the area of fetal tissue trafficking.

Last week, a shocking video surfaced of a Planned Parenthood official discussing harvesting organs and tissue from aborted fetuses.

Thank Goodness This Nut-Job Liberal Was Never Elected President

Former Allied Commander, US General and liberal Democrat, Wesley Clark, had the following to say regarding "radicalized" and "disloyal" Americans and what should be done with them.

I wonder who these "disloyal" Americans would be in this dude's liberal mind????

So, if these people are radicalized, and they don't support the United States, and they're disloyal to the United States as a matter of principle, fine that's their right. It's our right and our obligation to segregate them from the normal community for the duration of the conflict.

I think we're going to have to increasingly get tough on this.

Vitter Has More Than $5 Million Cash On Hand Going Into Final 3 Months of Campaign

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Contact: Luke Bolar
July 20, 2015                                                                                              
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Vitter Has More Than $5 Million Cash On Hand Going Into Final 3 Months of Campaign
Vitter raised more than $1.3 million this quarter

METAIRIE, LA. –David Vitter today announced that he will have more than $5 million cash on hand going into the final three months of the Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. This quarter alone he raised more than $1.3 million.

“We’re thrilled and humbled by the amount of support we’re continuing to receive,” Vitter said. “Louisiana needs a lot more than vague rhetoric and empty promises, and people all across the state are responding positively to our bold, detailed plan to lead.” 

David Vitter is the only candidate with a clear plan to build a brighter future for Louisiana. Vitter has been rolling out his plan chapter by chapter over the past several months. His plan is called “Together, Louisiana Strong: Our blueprint for building a brighter future.”
 

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Young Reporter Tears Into Obama's Terrorism Policy

“On Point with Tomi Lahren” show host Tomi Lauren rips into President Obama regarding the response from his administration regarding the tragic shooting in Chattanooga this past week of our military by a radical Islamist.

Boustany and Abraham Want Border Security Legislation on House Floor

18 House members, including Congressmen Boustany and Abraham of Louisiana, have signed a letter of support to the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, regarding H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act, introduced by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The bill will beef up security on the southern border, and provide the opportunity for states to be reimbursed when utilizing the National Guard to conduct border security missions.

The letter states:

We write to request that you bring legislation to the House floor to enhance our nation’s border security. One of our primary responsibilities as Members of Congress is ensuring that our country is protected. Alarmingly, our southern border continues to be exploited for myriad illegal activities.

The southern border continues to be used by transnational criminal organizations to smuggle drugs, money, and weapons into our country increasing violence on both sides of the border. Additionally, we are concerned that without proper security, human trafficking along the border and the victimization of vulnerable individuals will continue unabated.

We applaud Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents for taking on the often dangerous work of defending our nation’s border. But we must continue to support their efforts by ensuring that CBP has access to the resources, infrastructure and technology agents and officers need as well as clear, constitutionally sound policies to follow while performing their jobs.

We believe Americans deserve to hear a full and vigorous debate on how best to achieve border security and ultimately to see Congress act on the issue to demonstrate our commitment to the CBP officers and agents working to secure our border every day.

Our national security and public safety is at stake, and we cannot afford to continue ignoring these issues. We urge you to work with the committees of relevant jurisdiction to allow the House of Representatives to vote on a bill that will take immediate steps toward achieving operational security of our southern border.

A signed copy of the letter is attached.

Rep. Jeff Duncan on Countering Violent Extremism

Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-3), Republican member of the Homeland Security Committee, spoke in a hearing on countering violent extremism, putting into perspective exactly what is going on today in the United States.