[StBernard] Jindal Weekly Update

[Westley Annis]

Jindal Weekly Update

Governor Jindal went to Washington D.C. this week to join Former Governor
Jeb Bush and U.S. Senator Tim Scott to call on the Obama Administration to
drop their "cynical, immoral, and hypocritical" lawsuit threatening equal
opportunity of education in Louisiana. The Governor also attended several
major economic development announcements in the state and received exciting
news that employment levels in Louisiana hit a record high.


Here Is A Quick Recap Of The News About The Governor's Week:

Governor Jindal Traveled
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16&digest=RffUSvJNHnO7pte8Pc5vAQ&sysid=1>  To Washington D.C. Where He
Joined Former Governor Jeb Bush And U.S. Senator Tim Scott To Call On
President Obama To Drop His Lawsuit Against The Louisiana School Scholarship
Program. Bobby Jindal is outraged over a Department of Justice lawsuit
against a Louisiana school voucher program. The suit, which he (repeatedly)
calls "cynical, immoral, and hypocritical" and the "worst misuse" of federal
desegregation laws, aims to stop a program that allows poor students in
failing schools to enter a lottery for a voucher to attend a better school.
The program is an integral part of Jindal's education agenda, which he's
been implementing in Louisiana since he was first elected governor in 2007.
. . . And today he brought his fight to Washington. At a press conference
just a few blocks from the White House.Jindal continued to argue his side,
directing his message to Obama and his attorney general, Eric Holder.
"We're going to fight," Jindal said. "We're going to go every step of the
way to make sure that these children have a chance to get a great education.
I repeat my invitation to the president and the attorney general. They need
to drop this lawsuit."

Fox News' Juan Williams
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Correct To State The Only Reason For The Department Of Justice Suit Is To
Gain Favor With The Government Unions. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is on
target when he calls the Justice Department suit a "political ploy."
Concern over giving poor black students a chance to get out of bad schools
is certainly not the issue so it must be politics. As the governor recently
said: "The Department of Justice is filing suit against the state of
Louisiana - now listen to this - to force these children to go back to
failing schools." The politics of teacher union support for the
administration seems to be the only explanation for why the administration
would take a stand against better educational opportunities for black
students.

U.S. Congressional Leaders
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16&digest=Rfobj%2fxHbMEFsZ8zEa59Qg&sysid=1>  Joined Governor Jindal's Fight
By Calling On The Obama Administration To Drop Their Suit. House GOP leaders
came to the defense of school-choice advocates Tuesday, calling on the
Justice Department to reconsider its legal opposition to a popular school
voucher program in Louisiana that gives some students from low-income
families the chance to escape failing education systems. Louisiana Gov.
Bobby Jindal and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush also planned to raise the
stakes in the ongoing battle by traveling Wednesday to Washington for a news
conference on what the two Republicans call the Obama administration's
attempt to "deny children in Louisiana an equal opportunity to get a great
education."

Governor Jindal Penned A Column For The Times-Picayune
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16&digest=gDiV5hd1U4FebQTR6Ycgtw&sysid=1>  Praising The City Of New Orleans
For Leading The Way In Education Reform. We didn't start the process of
reforming the New Orleans school system, but we are building on and
supporting the good work started by our predecessors and countless local
teachers, students and parents. In 2008, we took important steps toward
remaking the New Orleans school system by working with the Legislature to
approve a landmark scholarship program for low-income students in the city
who were trapped in failing schools (a program that we later expanded
statewide). . . . By championing education reforms that helped pave the way
for a new and improved post-Katrina New Orleans, we have successfully laid
the groundwork for improved student outcomes across our state. The hard work
of students and teachers in New Orleans hasn't just completely rebuilt a
fledgling school system -- it has inspired our entire state. We still have
more work to do, but we are heading in the right direction and this
generation has the chance to be our state's best generation yet.

Governor Jindal Announced
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16&digest=GToZikHpdaoKEKzT7vkfCQ&sysid=1>  A Major Economic Development Win
In Monroe With Wingspan Portfolio Announcing The Addition Of A Customer
Service Center Which Will Create Over 500 New Jobs.  Wingspan Portfolio
Advisors of Dallas said Thursday it will create more than 500 new jobs
during the next 10 years at the former JPMorgan Chase mortgage customer call
center in midtown Monroe. . . . Wingspan also will retain all of the Chase
employees it inherits - about 400 - in addition to the new jobs it plans to
create over the next decade. . . . "It's good news for Monroe and the
state," Jindal said. "Wingspan joins a growing list of companies choosing
Louisiana, and its investment will support the economy for years to come."

Bureau Of Labor Statistics
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16&digest=jUNlPykHune9w9YLbwaFrA&sysid=1>  Released Data Showing Louisiana
Employment Levels Have Hit An All-Time High.  Louisiana's total nonfarm
employment in August hit a seasonally adjusted all-time high after 38,900
jobs were added in the past year. According to figures released by the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, total public and private sector
employment in the state reached 1,958,600 in August. That tops the previous
record set pre-Hurricane Katrina in June 2005. "These numbers are great news
for Louisiana and continue to reflect the growth we hear about from
employers across industries and in many parts of the state," said Curt
Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The state
also set a record for private sector jobs, reaching a total of 1,613,900.

Governor Jindal Was On Hand To Announce
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16&digest=8X5gQGtNEIbCoqnzdW3PVQ&sysid=1>  A Steel Manufacturer Breaking
Ground On A New Facility Expected To Create 675 New Jobs In Northwest
Louisiana. A German steel manufacturer broke ground along Red River
Monday.Local and state officials gathered with representatives from Benteler
Steel at the Port of Caddo-Bossier to signal the start of construction on
$957 million in facility investments. The manufacturer's Shreveport plant is
expected to create 675 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of
$50,000 and 1,540 indirect jobs. "We're here today to break ground on a
facility that's literally going to change the face of northwest Louisiana's
economy," said Gov. Bobby Jindal. "This 330-acre site was chosen over more
than 100 other locations they looked at across the country, showing
northwest Louisiana can compete with any other state, any other country for
new investment and new jobs."

First Lady Supriya Jindal
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16&digest=VcakWBjNGFQ9863oDSRnlw&sysid=1>  Visited A School In Covington
That Is Benefiting From School Supplies Given To Them By Her Foundation. It
wasn't a long walk, but it sure took Supriya Jindal a while Wednesday
morning to make her way from her vehicle to the classroom, what with making
sure to high-five seemingly every student who lined the sidewalk at
Northlake Christian School near Covington. But Jindal, wife of Gov. Bobby
Jindal, didn't seem to mind. "How are you?'' she asked one student, stooping
to meet his outstretched hand. "It's great to see you.'' Jindal was on hand
to visit a kindergarten classroom and watch the students and teachers put to
use learning materials donated through her organization, The Supriya Jindal
Foundation for Louisiana's Children. Northlake teachers applied for a grant
from the foundation, were notified they had received it, and shopped
educational supply houses for the materials, said Missie Arnold, the
principal of the elementary school.


 
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