ISBN:
9780807176986
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (252 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Political culture
Abstract:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- An Introduction to the State of Louisiana Politics -- I. INSTITUTIONS -- Louisiana's Constitution: Bigger Is Not Always Better -- Following Francis: Legislative Evolution, from Populist to Partisan (1975-2020) -- From Circus Master to Band Director: The Shrinking Louisiana Governor -- Louisiana's Local Politics: Institutional and Economic Tug-of-War -- II. POLITICS -- The Latest Last Hayride: Louisiana's Political Journalism in Transition -- The New Politics of Louisiana's Elections -- Public Opinion in Louisiana: More Change, More of the Same -- Gone with the Wind (and Water): Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, and the Death of Populism -- Women in Louisiana Politics: Barriers and Opportunities -- III. POLICY -- The Economy of Louisiana -- The Coast: Federal and State Relations in the Midst of a Crisis -- Poverty and the Louisiana Safety Net in the Twenty-First Century -- Louisiana Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century -- The Politics of Racial Memory in Louisiana -- Conclusion: Louisiana's Post-Carnival Politics -- Selected Bibliography on Louisiana Politics -- Contributors -- Index.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Permalink