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Partial receipt from Dough Nguyener’s Bakery, reportedly owned by Louisiana State Police (LSP) Major Donavan Archote (Region NOLA Command Inspector) on January 1, 2025 to feed LSP troopers on the day of the terrorist attack in New Orleans.  LSP would subsequently purchase another $10,725.25 from restaurants reportedly owned by Archote through June 1, 2025.

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Editor’s Note (7/30/25 @ 11:14 a.m.):

This feature has generated thousands of hits and well over 1,000 Facebook shares.  We received numerous statements that essentially stated that overtime was being utilized to jack up the final three years of salaries of some troopers for retirement purposes.  Accordingly, we reached out to the Louisiana State Police Retirement Board Executive Director, Ms. Margaret Michel, to inquire if that could transpire.  Ms. Michel could not have been more prompt and concise in her reply back to us.

The one word answer is “no!”  Ms. Michel  also supplied LA R. S. 1310 (A)(1) to document the fact that the answer is “no.”  From that Statute:  “For the purposes of computation, “average salary” shall not include overtime, expenses, or clothing allowances.”

We were also asked to contact Louisiana State Police Commission Executive Director Jason Hannaman and inquire as to whether there is any provision in place to permit LSP personnel at the rank of Captain and above to earn overtime in apparent contravention to LSPC Rules and/or LSP policy.  We reached out yesterday, July 29, 2025 and here is what he reported back on Monday, August 4, 2025:

Good afternoon, Mr. Burns,

 

In 2019, the LSP appointing authority petitioned the State Police Commission for authority under SPC Rule 6.27: Exceptions to the Overtime Rules. The request sought approval to compensate all non-exempt and exempt State Police personnel at the time-and-one-half rate for events declared an official State of Emergency by the Governor or activated at Level 3 or above by the State Emergency Operations Center, effective June 1, 2019. The Commission approved this request at its general business meeting on May 23, 2019, and that authority remains in effect.”

We reached out to an individual with integral knowledge of LSP affairs and asked if the above statement by Hannaman means that Gov. Landry would have to declare a State of Emergency in order for LSP Troopers with the rank of Captain and above to be able to earn overtime compensation.  Here is his response:

Yes for captains and above to go earn at the 1.5 an hour rate. Not the 75 an hour escort detail rate.  However, the emergency declaration has long passed and the argument it hasn’t been rescinded when the emergency declaration was rescinded is comical.

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When we published our last feature, we openly questioned if the recent settlement of the Braxton v. Louisiana State Trooper’s Association (LSTA) et. al. litigation (at least by Defendant LSTA – former LSP LTC Jay Oliphant remains as a Defendant) would be a topic of discussion at the business meeting of the LSTA’s recent convention.

We have no idea whether the Braxton matter was even discussed (though one recently-retired trooper told us there was “no way” anyone would be brave enough to bring that topic up), what we do know is that, among retired LSP troopers, the topic de jour was these $11,000+ in meal purchases made by the newly-formed “Troop NOLA” during several recent events:  the terrorist incident on January 1, the Superbowl, Mardi Gras, and the prison escape of 10 inmates in May.

We knew nothing of these purchases prior to the convention; however, soon after the convention, we were contacted and notified that retired troopers were “furious” that the $11,000 in meal purchases were all directed to be made from “Major Donovan Archote’s restaurants.”  Here is the position Archote holds from the just-linked LSP webpage:

Region NOLA

Major Donovan Archote
Region NOLA Command Inspector

478 S. Johnson Street, Suite 150
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone:504-635-4400

Region NOLA is headquartered in New Orleans, LA. Geographically, it encompasses six (6) parishes and includes the city of New Orleans. It is bordered on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and on the east by the state of Mississippi.

Within the Region NOLA command structure are two State Police Troops, each commanded by a State Police Captain:

Troop B
Kenner, LA – Captain Joseph W. Piglia
Jefferson · Plaquemines · St. Bernard · St. Charles · St. John the Baptist

Troop NOLA
New Orleans, LA – Captain Rodney Hyatt
Orleans

What the above caption from LSP’s website is missing is the fact that Louisiana State Police Commission (LSPC) Chairman Lt. Monty Montelongo (one of only two authorities to whom LSTA members could submit questions long before the convention, with the other being LSP Colonel Robert Hodges) serves as the Executive Officer (XO) of Troop NOLA, and he is the one who approved all of the above-linked purchases from restaurants  Archote allegedly owns.  Montelongo’s position is itemized, however, on the “Troop NOLA” link provided within the above LSP webpage.

These retired troopers didn’t hold back the fact that they are “furious” over what transpired in this matter.  In fact, one recently-retired trooper told us that Montelongo is being groomed to be the eventual Captain of Troop NOLA, and he asserted that, by authorizing these payments to be made to an individual superior in rank to him at the same Region (NOLA), he (Montelongo) is, “playing the political game exactly the way he needs to in order to eventually obtain that position of Captain of Troop NOLA.”

Now, as is apparent from this memo, Troop NOLA food purchases (at least in generic form without specifying from any particular vendor) were approved on January 14, 2025.

More recently, such approval has been granted for similar purchases for Troop B (which, as explained above, is the other component of “Region NOLA”).  Here’s evidence of that approval:

It’s interesting to note that the request for approval is submitted by Archote who, at the time of making that request, was already the beneficiary of $11,000 in food purchases made by Troop NOLA to restaurants that he and his wife, Betty, allegedly own.

Site visitors may recall our October 22, 2023 feature expressing concerns that troopers had that Gov.-Elect Jeff Landry would choose Frank Besson (a/k/a “Edmonson 2.0”) as the next LSP Colonel.  Those troopers expressed to us that Besson, who was ultimately chosen for the position of LSP Chief of Staff with that being the person historically designated to make the day-to-day calls and decisions on running LSP, would simply reward “Edmonson’s cronies” and simply continue LSP’s downward spiral they assert originated during Edmonson’s tenure.

The moment Besson (or Hodges) named Rodney Hyatt as the new Captain of the newly formed Troop NOLA, we got tons of correspondence indicating that Hyatt’s appointment constituted the “strongest evidence” to date that Edmonson’s cronies continued to be elevated under the current regime.

Long-time visitors to our site may recall Hyatt as being one of the troopers caught up in the “Las Vegas Gate” that ultimately caused Edmonson’s downfall.  Many troopers have referenced Hyatt as a “clown” who is in so far over his head in his current role that he will simply go along with whatever may be asked of him to reward those in the prior “Edmonson clique” to obtain perks such as that bestowed upon Archote and highly-elevated salaries allegedly obtained via excessive overtime (more on that shortly).

For those who aren’t longer-term visitors to our site, here is video of Hyatt having to explain his participation in “Las Vegas Gate:”

7/16/18:  43-minute highlight video of Hyatt’s testimony before the LSPC entailing “Las Vegas Gate” (Note: Click Here for the totality of Hyatt’s 3-1/2 hours of testimony entailing “Las Vegas Gate.”)

A few paragraphs above, we said we would soon demonstrate that the final meal purchase was made on June 1, 2025.  We realize not many folk are going to go through 76 pages of invoices and related processing documentation for all of the meal purchases, so we took the time to prepare this one-page summation of all of those purchases.  Let us also go ahead and place that document front and center:

We’re going to consider that a wrap for presenting retired troopers’ concerns over the meal purchases to the benefit of restaurants allegedly owned by Archote, but we feel compelled to present another matter that both current troopers and retired troopers are extremely angry about, and that is alleged inflated salaries at Troop NOLA accomplished via excessive overtime doled out by Hyatt and/or Montelongo.

Specifically, we were told in late March or early April that, “every trooper assigned to Troop NOLA was paid in excess of $200,000 in 2024.”

We have been seeking to substantiate these allegations; however, Hodges and Besson seem hell bent on thwarting all of our efforts to substantiate the troopers’ claims.

Given the high level of credibility of these sources, however, we are going ahead and declaring their claims of every Troop NOLA trooper making in excess of $200,000 in 2024 to be true, and the onus is now officially upon LSP to present documentation to refute the troopers’ statements to us.

First, however, let’s present the following table to document the extent to which Hodges and Besson have ducked and dived in trying to avoid providing documentation which we believe is all but certain to substantiate the troopers’ claims (anyone is welcome to view that ducking and diving by clicking here):

We’re not sure what purpose stalling us out serves because there is no question whatsoever that the salaries of those folk assigned to Troop NOLA are public record; furthermore, as evidenced by this entry on Open Payrolls for Montelongo’s salary for 2023, it won’t be long before 2024 salaries will be easily and readily available for those troopers.  Here’s what Open Payrolls divulges for Montelongo for 2023:

State of Louisiana records show Monty C Montelongo held multiple jobs between 2018 and 2023. One of the most recent records in 2023 lists a job of State Police Lieutenant and a pay of $106,962.96. This is 115.0 percent higher than the average pay for co-workers and 49.1 percent higher than the national average for government employees. The highest paying job held by Monty C Montelongo was in 2021 as a State Police Sergeant making $115,831.86.

As is readily apparent, the above excerpt reveals that Montelongo made more in 2021 than in 2023, and that can only be via overtime.  Our trooper sources have told us that Hodges and Besson don’t want the public to see that Hyatt and/or Montelongo scheduled massive overtime for those assigned to Troop NOLA, and that is what is going to cause the requested records to reflect those troopers making in excess of $200,000 each in 2024.  One recently retired trooper had this to say:  “Hyatt, who should have been fired, made $206,000 in 2024.  Archote made $210,000 the same year.”

We’ve also been told that, “Captain and above are not allowed OT (overtime) by policy.  They are salary only but can claim comp time for extra hours.”  That source referred to it as “criminal” for all the troopers at Troop NOLA to have made over $200,000 in 2024.

One of our sources also said:  “Supposedly they got an exemption from Hodges to work overtime.  I believe it’s in the LSPC rules that Captain and above can’t make OT (overtime). It’s definitely in policy!”

Incredibly, we were informed that, very soon after the public records request of April 4, 2025 above, suddenly, “they’re cutting back overtime in NOLA.”  We’ll make a public records request a few months from now to ascertain if such a cutback in overtime did in fact occur around the April 4, 2025 timeframe.

For those troopers who have inquired if we intend to just let the Hodges/Besson stall of our request continue indefinitely, the answer is an emphatic “no!”  We have already reached out to an attorney to represent us in the matter; however, she is presently out on maternity leave.  Once she returns, which is not far off, we intend to retain her to represent us in pursuing the records.

Also, we have two other pending public records requests with LSP and, on one of them, LSP has not communicated anything to us beyond the fact that they received it and that, “You will be notified when the status changes.”  When we say “nothing,” we mean “nothing.”  Obviously, that is completely out of conformity with Louisiana’s Public Records Laws, and we have no doubt that there is a battle royale transpiring between Besson and/or Hodges (who clearly don’t want the requested document made public) and LSP Legal Counsel Faye Morrison, who knows full well there is no statutory provision by which she can deny us obtaining that particular record.

The final public records request is too recent to take legal action upon; however, all of these requests will be lumped together in a lawsuit against LSP should that end up being necessary once the young lady returns from maternity leave.

Perhaps the rationale for Hodges stalling out our public records request lies in the fact that numerous sources have told us that Hodges has been nominated as the U. S. Marshal of the Eastern District of the LA Office (though one source has indicated that Hodges has reportedly turned the position down).  If he has not turned the position down, perhaps he doesn’t want the alleged abuses of taxpayer funds attributed to Troop NOLA to be made public if such revelations may cause him not to obtain the position, which we’re told would entail him having more power than he presently possesses at LSP.

We guess we’ll just have to see how the purported shenanigans allegedly transpiring at Troop NOLA play out in coming weeks and months as we await several pending public records requests which LSP clearly doesn’t want to release to us.

On May 11, 2022, former Louisiana State Police Commission (LSPC) Member Calvin  Braxton responds to a question by State Rep. Debbie Villio (R-Kenner) as he testifies before the Special House Committee investigating the LSP in-custody death of Ronald Greene on or around May 9, 2019.

We published this feature on June 16, 2025.  In it, we stated that many LSP Troopers and retirees thought it was a “bad look” for the Louisiana State Trooper’s Association (LSTA) to hold its annual convention at Caesar’s in New Orleans.  Their concerns were that the LSTA should not have chosen a venue which LSP regulates.

When we published the feature, we made brief reference to the LSTA’s long-running litigation wherein it is Defendant in a defamation suit filed by former LSPC Member Calvin Braxton, Sr.  Let’s take a look at what we said just over a month ago:

This year’s convention also transpires against the backdrop of the civil litigation of former Louisiana State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton, who sued the LSTA for alleged defamation entailing his bizarre exit from the Commission in the middle of 2017.  That litigation has been scheduled for trial in the coming weeks; however, given that Natchitoches Parish Clerk of Court records indicate no activity on the matter, we are going on the premise that a settlement may be in the offing in that matter, thus avoiding the necessity of a trial.

Well, we can now report that our speculation back then was correct, and the Calvin Braxton v. LSTA et. al. matter has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum (at least as it pertains to the LSTA)!  That settlement interestingly enough comes right on the eve of the LSTA convening for its annual convention at 7:00 p.m. tonight, Thursday, July 17, 2025.

The terms of the settlement are subject to a confidentiality agreement.  Nevertheless, we wonder if LSTA Executive Director James O’Quinn may get quizzed about terms of the settlement during the business segment of the convention, which is scheduled to be conducted between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Regarding the settlement, we do not know if any such letter is included as part of the settlement; however, we do know that, going back seven-plus years, Braxton has always expressed his insistence that any settlement with him be accompanied by a letter of apology from the LSTA regarding the Association’s role in his ouster from the LSPC.

Here is a table outlining significant events in the Braxton v. LSTA et. al. matter during its seven-plus years of life:

The video of Zurik and WWL-TV’s Katie Moore’s features as they pertain to Braxton’s allegations of defamation are presented in the following video:

July 17, 2017 features of Fox 8’s Lee Zurik and WWL’s Katie Moore as they related to what Braxton asserts are defamatory statements made about him initiated by the LSTA and Jay Oliphant.

WWL-TV in New Orleans airs this May 17, 2018 feature on Braxton’s defamation lawsuit against the LSTA and Jay Oliphant.

So, after a staggering approximate 2,618-day life, the LSTA and Calvin Braxton are no longer in litigation.  We should point out that, during that 2,618-day period, staggering legal fees racked up for these depositions.  Once the litigation is over (former LTC Oliphant remains a Defendant and LSP should be paying his legal expenses since he was acting in his capacity during this whole sordid scandal), we intend to make public records request for the legal invoices of this whole matter to tally them up and obtain a final tab attributable to taxpayers, but common sense dictates that the number is going to be through the roof.

Also, the LSTA filed ethics charges against Braxton but, on April 19, 2018, the Louisiana State Board of Ethics opted not to file a single charge against Braxton; furthermore, as we have published before, it was actually the LSTA itself which was on the receiving end of this $5,000 fine for matters which Braxton was concerned about.

We would also like to point out that retired troopers have indicated to us that past LSTA Conventions were set up to where Management (i.e. folk like LSP Colonel and Chief of Staff) would never, ever be permitted to be in attendance at the LSTA’s business meeting because that segment of the convention is intended to be for airing out any potential concerns and grievances entailing Management.

That’s not the way it works anymore, and we were supplied with this email excerpt outlining exactly how LSTA Members are going to be allowed to pose any concerns they may have:

Greetings everyone,

 

In preparation for the upcoming business meeting at this year’s convention, we are polling members of the affiliate for any questions they may have regarding the department.

 

These questions may be directed to either Col. Hodges or Monty Montelongo with the State Police Commission.

 

To submit a question, simply reply to this email no later than COB on July 8, so that we can compile and forward all inquiries for review and reconciliation with submissions from across the state.

 

If you prefer to remain anonymous, you may instead place your question in the LSTA box located in the radio room at Troop B.

Troopers, both active and retired, have stated that the above framework is nothing like business has been handled in the past, and one trooper asked us, “Do you see why the only reason I remain a member is because of the discounted rate we obtain for a life insurance policy?”  A second former trooper who recently retired indicating to us then that he was “sick” of the place, stated:  “It (the LSTA) was a great organization when I joined and it stayed out of politics.  It has since become part of the political machine and that is very disappointing.”

So, since everything is so scripted as outlined above, we openly wonder if Col. Hodges, LSTA Executive Director James O’Quinn, and/or Monty Montelongo (who is not just “with” the State Police Commission — he just so happens to Chair that Commission), are going to permit Trooper LSTA Members and/or retirees to pose questions of the Braxton settlement.  Since it’s their money, it would seem they would not want to be kept in the dark about the nature and amount of the recently-agreed-upon settlement.

Now, as site visitors may recall, the LSTA laid down the law with Gov. Landry that Steven L. Guidry, Jr., would not be the LSPC Member representing the First Congressional District.  They had such pull with Landry that they would actually convince him to submit the following letter to Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry flat-out falsely accusing Dillard President Monique Guillory of “failing to nominate:”

Meanwhile, the LSTA convinced Guidry to change his voter registration from St. Tammany Parish to East Baton Rouge Parish, which ended up forcing Guidry to resign as Chairman of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (with him also having to resign from the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission) after we exposed the whole sham, which included this damning email from Ryan Roberts, Gov. Landry’s former Head of Boards and Commissions  to Jason Hannaman acknowledging an obvious discrepancy between Guidry’s mailing address and his address for voter registration purposes.

Well, Ryan Roberts, Landry’s previous Head of Board and Commissions, has now been promoted to third-in-command of the Landry Administration with him now serving as Landry’s Deputy Chief of Staff.

Regarding Guidry’s resignation as Chairman of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, anybody curious as to who replaced him?  That would be James C. “Jay” O’Quinn II, who is the mastermind behind this entire Braxton debacle and who appears on prominent display on the Zurick feature linked and provided above.

We received a report today that radio talk show host Moon Griffon has indicated that a statewide poll has been conducted indicating Gov. Landry’s approval rating sits at 32 percent.  The only thing we ponder, with the kind of “leadership” and “integrity” just outlined, is how that approval rating has not yet fallen to the teens or below.  Nevertheless, he appears headed on the same general trajectory of a one Bobby Jindal.  Time will tell, but we are firmly convinced that he is severely-burnt toast!

So, does anyone figure this year’s LSTA convention will have a little added spice given the Braxton settlement being so fresh?

Louisiana Senator (and announced candidate for U. S. Senate) Blake Miguez and his family.

On Monday, July 7, 2025, Dadrius Lanus, who is a Member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the subject of an ethics investigation for an alleged violation of Louisiana’s nepotism law, which he characterizes as a “frivolous attack,” was the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Press Club (BRPC).

Lanus focused almost all of his opening remarks on lambasting the recently-passed One Big Beautiful Bill championed by President Donald Trump.  Much of his other commentary focused on procuring a Democrat to defeat U. S. Senator Bill Cassidy in his quest for a third six-year term in office next year.

Radio talk show host Jim Engster posed an interesting question of Lanus in asking, “Would you rather run against Cassidy or another Republican?”  Lanus had to seek a repeat of the question.

Once Engster repeated the question with an emphasis on the fact that, with a closed primary, there is “no guarantee” that Cassidy will be the Republican nominee, Lanus responded with a three-minute, 31-second (3:31) ramble that seemed to last forever without really answering the question of who the preferred Republican opponent would be.  Let’s watch his response:

7/7/25:  Dadrius Lanus responds to Engster’s question of whether the Louisiana Democratic Party would rather face incumbent U. S. Senator Bill Cassidy or one of his Republican challengers in an election.

When this blog was formed, founder Robert Burns committed that, under no circumstances, would he accept advertising of any kind.  He further resolved himself that, under no circumstances, would he accept funds to defray the costs of obtaining court records, the cost of public records requests, travel expenses to attend court hearings, etc.

What Burns never committed to doing was to refrain from endorsing candidates and/or providing financial support to a candidate for office.  Burns has done plenty of the former but precious little of the latter.

Once in a blue moon, however, a candidate comes along whom Burns believes in strongly enough to both endorse and provide financial support to and, in the interest of full disclosure, Burns has done both already in the case of the recently-announced candidacy of Blake Miguez, Republican State Senator from New Iberia, for U. S. Senate.

Sen. Miguez is an early follower of Sound Off Louisiana, and he has frequently spoken with founder Robert Burns about features we have published.  When we say that, we don’t mean that he gave superficial glances at these features.  He knew the material covered very well before he initiated communication with Burns.

Miguez was diligent in following the blog in its earliest days when, as Burns briefly mentioned in the video accompanying this feature, Burns very seriously considered shutting the blog down in its early days (as in the first several years) because it was attracting so little attention.

As also mentioned on that video, however, a good friend called Burns as he had all but decided to shut the blog down and said, “I’m asking you not to do that, Robert, because I need to tell you that some very important people follow your blog.”  Burns soon realized, through Miguez contacting Burns both by phone and by text, that Miguez was one such very important individual.

Burns would also be stunned a few months after his friend convinced him not to shut the blog down that current U. S. Senator John Kennedy, in addressing the East Baton Rouge Republican Women, prepared to tell a joke, and he looked directly at Burns and said, “Robert has already heard this one.”

Stunned that Sen. Kennedy would even know Burns’ name, Kennedy said to him moments after the event ended that, “Robert, I follow your blog!”  Furthermore, Kennedy even asked how Burns’ mother was doing as he even recalled her presence with Burns at meetings of the BRPC.

Of course, it may have helped that mom would always say, “I like him,” after Kennedy would greet her as he made the rounds to speak with everyone prior to the meeting.  It may also have helped that Sound Off Louisiana had its debut on June 4, 2015 with then-Treasurer John Kennedy!

The interactions with Miguez and Kennedy mean all the more to us given that we very seriously doubt that, during the entire 10-year history of this blog, that either Burns’ State Representatives or his State Senators (with the notable exception of former State Senator Dan Claitor) have ever had a clue who he is.

Obviously, Burns is not a constituent of Miguez, nor has he ever been.  The same holds true for the most reported upon person of this blog, Billy Broussard.  Even though Miguez is not Broussard’s Senator (nor was he his State Representative), we know with 100 percent certainty that Miguez has done more to try and aid Broussard in reversing the wrong that was imparted onto him so many years ago.  Miguez’s efforts include attending the entirety of this meeting with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office during which Broussard played an audio file of arguably the most intriguing quote that has ever been published on a Sound Off Louisiana feature.

What can Miguez really gain by expending such extensive time and energy with Broussard on the his matter?  We would submit that the only thing that Miguez can derive is the satisfaction of knowing that he played a role in trying to reverse one of the most shocking and devastating financial tragedies that we’ve ever seen bestowed upon anyone that was not caused by a natural disaster.  Instead, that financial devastation resulted from improprieties (and that’s a very kind characterization) of numerous governmental officials both at the State and local level.  Furthermore, we contend strongly that the coverup of those activities continues to this very day!

As any decent evangelist would say, we need to say one more thing as we close:  Blake Miguez is a fiscal conservative!  While social conservatives in the Louisiana Legislature are a dime a dozen, true fiscal conservatives (emphasis on the word “true”) are few and far between.

Miguez’s stand is firm:  He will not support a fee increase unless it is authoritatively demonstrated that it is warranted.  He followed our recent features on the Cosmetology Board diligently and, like us, he was intrigued at the assertions that it would cost over $1 million in building repair costs at the Cosmetology Board’s building.

To the Members of the Senate Commerce Committee’s credit, none of them asserted “privilege,” and we were notified on Friday afternoon that our requested records were ready.

We will have much to say about the numbers contained on page two (2) of this document.  Due to the length of this feature, however, for now, we’re just going to put those numbers front and center and remind everyone reading this feature that it was stated before that Committee that the costs to repair the building exceeded $1 million.  Here are those numbers:

We aren’t making any comment at this time other than to say the numbers speak for themselves and they are what they are, but let us once again reiterate that statements were made that building repair costs were stated to, “exceed $1 million.”  By our math, the total for such repair costs is $199,500.

So, it’s small intangibles like Miguez’s dedicated following of our blog, even for matters such as the recent fee increase for the Cosmetology Board, which we’re pleased to report he voted “NO” on, together with his steadfast proven history of being a true fiscal conservative that cause us to have such loyalty to Sen. Miguez.  We are therefore making it clear and unequivocal our strong and emphatic endorsement of him in his quest to replace Bill Cassidy in the U. S. Senate.

For those who may want to learn a little more about Sen. Miguez, here’s his introductory video from his campaign website:

Introductory video of State Sen. Blake Miguez in his quest for U. S. Senate to replace incumbent Bill Cassidy.

CLICK HERE for Louisiana Democratic Party Director Lanus’ presentation in its near entirety (we were running about two minutes late, and what he said in that two minutes was that the Trump One Big Beautiful Bill was not a matter of, “right vs. left,” but rather a matter of, “right vs. wrong.”  Everything else he said is captured on the just-linked video.