Here in New Orleans, when ever we meet someone new, we always ask where that person ‘went to school’. We mean high school, and it is a way of discovering connection--a way of finding out who we know in common.
But, the question doesn’t work very well for people my age any more. Our friends have left the state. Out of my high school graduating class from St. Martin’s of 54, only 18 remain in Louisiana. And, more are leaving every day.
That’s why I decided to run for the legislature. I am sick of watching talented men and women think that they have to move just to make a living. My campaign has one major theme: providing opportunities so our kids don’t have to leave just to find a decent job.
From the Pressroom and Media Mentions . . .
By Christopher Tidmore At a sixth Congressional district forum on the LSU Campus on Tuesday night, one candidate had all the students' heads nodding. She was talking about the inclusion of greenspace proposals in the expansion of the proposed Baton...
By Christopher Tidmore The hugely expensive and ambitious proposal to construct an interstate loop around the City of Baton Rouge has been the subject of debate in public forums, parish council meetings, and newspaper editorial pages for years. Now, ironically,...
How Advice Al Gore Rejected could Win Obama the Nomination--And the White House by Christopher Tidmore The most recent polls show Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a statistical tie going into what has been termed Super Tuesday II. The...
By Christopher Tidmore This is the fourth in a series of columns on what India can teach Louisiana. The Louisiana Weekly reporter Christopher Tidmore went to the subcontinent to learn more in honor of the inauguration of the Pelican State's...
By Christopher Tidmore... Reporting for The Louisiana Weekly from Amitsar, on the Pakistani-India border. The shocking assignation of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto may leave the US's carefully crafted plan to bring Democracy to the Indo-Muslim country in tatters, but...
By Christopher Tidmore... India is a confusing country. Perged on the precipice of world economic and cultural power, it is a nation where one never knows if he is in the fifth century or the twenty-first. Never was I confused...
In an interview with Rob Capriccioso, Editor of Big Head DC, Christopher Tidmore speaks about the reasons that he jumped into the District 82 race, and whether his uncovering of the original Vitter stories will affect his campaign for...
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