Just a brief note to wish all of our loyal subscribers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and to say that we look very forward to delivering intirguing Sound Off Louisiana posts in 2019!
Sincerely,
Robert Burns, Founder, Sound Off Louisiana
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Congressman Ralph Abraham’s announced today that he is officially a candidate for Louisiana Governor in 2019, and he made the emphatic statement that, “I intend to win.” Accordingly, we figured this would be a great opportunity to re-introduce Congressman Abraham to subscribers who may be unfamiliar with him.
We’re doing so by providing a replay of the videos we originally published on February 19, 2018 when he appeared before the Baton Rouge Press Club (BRPC) and declared he was strongly considering entering the race. Back then, he stated, “Louisiana deserves better than John Bel Edwards,” and he further expressed his frustration that Edwards has a propensity to “say one thing and do another.”
Congressman Abraham had little difficulty citing examples of Edwards “saying one thing and doing another” when he was asked for some by Sound Off Louisiana founder Robert Burns. Video coverage of Abraham’s examples follows:
Abraham on his frustration of Gov. Edwards “saying one thing and doing another.”
Meanwhile, Abraham also expressed his sentiments entailing Gov. Edwards having taken his fight to permit the Louisiana transgender community to utilize the public restroom of their choice all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court as evidenced in the following video clip:
Abraham comments on Edwards’ Louisiana Supreme Court battle to protect transgender people’s right to use a public bathroom of their choosing.
Abraham’s commentary largely mirrored that of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in his appearance before the BRPC on May 23, 2016, for which video coverage follows:
Louisiana Attorney General Landry address Gov. Edwards’ transgender fight on 5/23/16 before the BRPC.
Landry ultimately prevailed in his legal fight with Edwards over the matter, but not before Louisiana taxpayers had to expend a small fortune on Edwards’ steadfast resolve on the matter in taking it all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court!
In response to a question by AP reporter Melinda Delatte about “where you would cut if you won’t raise taxes,” Abraham provided highly detailed examples of what he cited as Louisiana Medicaid inefficiency he’s encountered in his own medical practice, and video of that exchange follows:
Abraham on Louisiana Medicaid inefficiency in his own medical practice.
CLICK HERE to see Congressman Abraham’s presentation in its entirety.
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The meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club (BRPC) of Monday, December 3, 2018 entailed proponents of a 1.5 mil property tax to fund a mental health facility in East Baton Rouge Parish stating their case for passage of the tax. The election is on Saturday, December 8, 2018.
Proponent speakers included retired DHH Secretary Kathy Kleibert, DA Hillar Moore, Coroner Dr. William “Beau” Clark, and Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul. Kleibert touted the facility’s return on investment (ROI) via reduced costs to incarcerate mentally-ill patients or treat them in hospital emergency rooms. However, despite this return on investment, Kleibert stated that state funding, which she indicated previously existed for such a facility, “dried up.”
Upon the Q & A, Sound Off Louisiana founder Robert Burns quizzed Kleibert entailing why a lucrative ROI would be declined by the State of Louisiana as evidenced by her admitting that funding “dried up.” Burns was curious as to why the coalition supporting the tax, which includes DA Hillar Moore (a Democrat), EBRP Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (a Democrat), and Baker Mayor Darnell Waites (a Democrat) could not impart upon Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards to see fit to fund this facility but instead are having to ask EBRP voters to foot the bill at the local level via the proposed 1.5 mil property tax, which is estimated to generate $6 million a year for the 10 years of the tax’s duration should it pass.
Here’s a brief clip of Kleibert touting the benefits of the center, followed by Burns’ questioning of her:
Kleibert touts proposed facility then responds to Burns’ question of why, given the ROI is so high, the state permitted funding to “dry up.”
CLICK HERE for proponents’ presentation in its entirety.
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