· North Carolina, 77 percent · South Carolina, 64 percent · Virginia, 61 percent · Tennessee, 51 percent · Arkansas, 32 percent · Oklahoma, 31 percent · Alabama, 29 percent · Mississippi, 17 percent · Louisiana, 11 percent Has anyone heard more about this appalling trend than just empty talk from the candidates for governor? All I hear is cheerleading to give more to the business lobby, as if that will bring and keep people here. Candidates are afraid to confront the special interests that have drained our natural resources and left us with pollution and a vanishing coast.
The waning days of this election are our last chance to see real vision for the future in our candidates. Without that vision, those who move into state government will continue their “wink and nod” relations with the powerful to the detriment of our people. We will be helpless as Louisiana again appears on all the “bad” lists for our economy, roads, schools, environment and quality of life.