I'm a proud fighter for the little guy and the people of my state who are struggling to make ends meet. That's what Louisiana values are about.

I'm a pro-life, pro-gun Louisiana Democrat.

As bad as things are in south Louisiana right now, can you imagine how much worse they'd be without functioning local governments?

I think too many of the politicians in Washington have forgotten simple ideals like solving problems and helping neighbors. The Washington game is more about scoring points or sticking it to the other guy.

People of the Gulf Coast deserve a sober assessment of what went right and what went wrong.

When you are pulling people out of the water and off of rooftops, there are no Republicans and no Democrats.