[StBernard] Boasso attacks Jindal in TV ads

[Westley Annis]

Boasso attacks Jindal in TV ads
By CityBusiness staff report 

2007-06-07 3:20 PM CST 

BATON ROUGE - In the race for Louisiana governor, state Sen. Walter Boasso,
D-Arabi, is firing shots at Rep. Bobby Jindal, R-Metairie. 

In a television advertisement, Boasso, holding a cardboard cutout of Jindal,
talks poorly of the congressman's post-Hurricane Katrina fight for
homeowners. 

"When it comes to taking a real stand on behalf of Louisiana homeowners,
Bobby Jindal's record is about as flimsy as a piece of cardboard," Boasso
says in the commercial. 

"In my administration, the insurance companies will treat consumers fairly
and pay the claims they owe," Boasso said. "We will not put up with them
taking advantage of our hardworking homeowners and business owners just so
they can pad their multibillion dollar profits." 

"I'm sure we will see a lot of different ads from a lot of different
candidates from now until qualifying," Jindal spokeswoman Melissa Sellers
said. 

Boasso said he is working with the Louisiana House of Representatives to
pass his homeowner insurance relief act, which would provide Louisiana
homeowners and business owners with a state tax refund to offset the cost of
skyrocketing