http://www.orchidforchange.com/la Louisiana Democratic Party Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:43 CST en-us http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1290531 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1290531 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:58 CST LDP Chair welcomes a new day in New Orleans http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1290530 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1290530 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:04:18 CST Today, the Democratic State Central Committee unanimously elected former U.S. Congressman Claude "Buddy" Leach Jr. Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1287237 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1287237 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:48:20 CST Michael McHale, a Lake Charles attorney, will serve as interim chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, effective today. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1284143 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1284143 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:39:44 CST Offering further proof that the President's Economic Recovery Act is working, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released estimates Monday showing that economic recovery funds has saved or created between 600,000 and 1.6 million jobs in the third quarter and raised the gross domestic product by as much as 3.2 percent. The CBO findings follow a report from the New York Times, citing leading economists who concluded the Recovery Act "is helping an economy in free fall a year ago to... http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1283321 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1283321 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:05 CST Today, the Louisiana Democratic Party called on U.S. Senator David Vitter to publicly denounce comments from some conservative commentators referring to Louisiana's senior Senator as a "prostitute" for securing crucial federal funding needed to fill a gap in Louisiana's budget. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1283207 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1283207 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:13:25 CST Less than a week after skipping a hearing on veterans homelessness, David Vitter went AWOL again yesterday as the Senate debated a bill to fund all Veterans Affairs and military construction programs over the next year. The bill included millions for construction at two Louisiana military bases. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1282140 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1282140 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:36:55 CST As he played hooky from a hearing on fighting homelessness among veterans on Tuesday, David Vitter found the time to send multiple messages to campaign supporters on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1281931 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1281931 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:54:04 CST Senator David Vitter has consistently received failing or low marks for his lack of support for veteran's issues from some of the nation's most respected veterans organizations. http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1281962 http://www.orchidforchange.com/la/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1281962 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:11:19 CST Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Chris Whittington issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day: