2018 Third Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20
BY SENATORS MILKOVICH, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB,
CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILLS,
MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PERRY, PETERSON,
PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend LaPolitics Weekly and editor and publisher, Jeremy Alford, on twenty-five
years of accurately and enjoyably reporting on the political news of Louisiana and
sharing thought-provoking opinions relevant to that news.
WHEREAS, the late John Maginnis was the editor of The Daily Reveille at Louisiana
State University, where he graduated with a degree in journalism; and
WHEREAS, following his honorable discharge from serving in the United States
Navy, Mr. Maginnis returned to Baton Rouge and began his formal writing and reporting
career; and
WHEREAS, after several previously successful endeavors, in 1993 John Maginnis
started The Fax Weekly, soon after renamed LaPolitics Weekly, a publication dedicated to
political news with hard reporting and exceptional sources that excelled at reporting the
political news in Louisiana accurately and, often, in advance of other content providers; and
WHEREAS, John Maginnis' knack for having sources throughout state government,
his trusted reporting, and his brilliant writing made LaPolitics Weekly the preeminent source
for political news and insightful opinions in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Jeremy Alford was brought on to partner with John Maginnis and
brought excellent writing and reporting skills that were both a compliment and an addition
to the well-respected publication; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Alford became editor and publisher of LaPolitics Weekly in 2014,
upon the untimely death of Mr. Maginnis, and was able to maintain and expand this
publication widely relied upon for information by elected officials, lobbyists, campaign
professionals, journalists, and any others involved in the complicated, but often entertaining,
milieu that is politics in Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, as editor and publisher, Jeremy Alford has moved LaPolitics to a
position with more digital and internet presence, producing Tuesday Tracker, a weekly
political tip sheet, the LaPolitics Report podcast, and has updated LaPolitics.com to serve
as the digital hub for all of his work; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Alford has syndicated news and opinion columns that run in
twenty-five newspapers throughout Louisiana and he produces a political news feed for
television stations in the Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Lafayette markets; and
WHEREAS, among these many projects, Jeremy Alford found time to co-author a
book telling the story of Louisiana's 2015 governor's race, entitled Long Shot; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Alford's byline appears regularly in The New York Times and he has
served as an on-camera analyst for CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, and C-SPAN; and
WHEREAS, congratulations are due to Jeremy Alford, Sarah Gamard, and Mitch
Rabalais on the ongoing success of LaPolitics Weekly, a publication that continues to bring
trusted political news and insightful opinions to all interested in Louisiana politics for more
than twenty-five years.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend LaPolitics Weekly and editor and publisher, Jeremy Alford, on
twenty-five years of accurately and enjoyably reporting the political news of Louisiana and
sharing thought-provoking opinions relevant to that news.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Jeremy Alford, editor and publisher of LaPolitics Weekly.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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