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2009 LFF Action Legislative Award Winners

Louisiana Family Forum Action proudly celebrates the Seventeen State Representatives and five State Senators who had a 100 percent voting record during the 2009 Louisiana Legislative Session. 

These twenty three legislators will receive the 2009 “Outstanding Family Advocate” Award from Louisiana Family Forum in recognition of their commendable pro-family voting records during the 2009 Legislative Session. The awards will be presented at the Legislative Awards Banquet on Sept. 17th in Baton Rouge at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. 

Town Hall Meetings in Louisiana
Note: No townhall meetings have been scheduled by Rep. Charlie Melancon.

Fri Aug 14, 2009

Host: Rep. Alexander
Where: Monroe City Hall, Council Chamber; 400 Lea Joyner Expressway; Monroe,La. 71210
Time: 2 PM - 3 PM
Mon Aug 17, 2009
Host:  Senator David Vitter
Where: St. James Parish Courthouse; 5800 La 44; Convent, LA 70723
LFF Action Releases 20th District Voter Guide

(Baton Rouge) LFF Action has released a nonpartisan Voter Guide for the August 29th, 2009 Special Election to fill the vacant state senate seat in district 20.  Candidates Norby Chabert (D-Houma) and Brent Callais (R-Cut Off) each responded to detailed questionnaires.  The Voter Guide was developed from the candidates' answers.

The questionnaire may be viewed by clicking one of the following links:

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Covenant Marriage in Louisiana

Covenant Marriage Resources Updated!

Baton Rouge - Louisiana Family Forum Action has updated its Covenant Marriage information and has made several resources available.

Abortion Fact Check

From the National Right to Life:

The Associated Press claims that "Obama recently told CBS that the nation should continue a tradition of not financing abortions as part of government-funded health care.'"  If Obama had actually said that, it would have been a very newsworthy statement indeed.  But AP has grossly distorted what Obama actually said.
 

Final Stretch!

It's the final stretch of the Louisiana legislative session and your LFF Action Staff is glad to see it come!  So-called "fiscal only" sessions are fast and hard with only sixty days to complete legislation from start to finish.  And with each lawmaker allowed to offer five non-fiscal bills, the session just gets that much tighter.  The session must end by Thursday, June 25th, so even though everyone would rather watch LSU in the College World Series,

James Meacham on the Revolution
"Had the people, during the Revolution, had a suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, that Revolution would have been strangled in its cradle."   -- Congressman James Meacham, 1854
Louisiana Economics

The Brookings Institution, among the nation’s most-influential policy groups, ranks Baton Rouge No. 8 among the 100 largest U.S.

Claitor and Barabbas

State senators gave fellow Sen. Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, a Bible lesson last week. A reference to the biblical figure Barabbas was made during the discussion of legislation that would change the constitutional freedom of religion protection.  click show images to viewState Sen.

Global Hoaxing

A new book, compiled by Stanley Feldman, a professor of anesthetics at London University, and Vincent Marks, a former professor of clinical biochemistry and dean of medicine at the University of Surrey, are questioning the end of the world by global warming and "healthy" eating tips. Global Warming…The Truth About All Those Science Scare Stories, examines the "facts" behind global warming, the future of polar bears and heart disease.