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January 10, 2012

Louisiana AG fights plaintiff attorneys over BP funds

Louisiana AG fights plaintiff’s lawyers over BP funds Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has asked the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out District Judge Carl Barbier’s order for the state to set aside 4 percent of any settlements from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster for possible payment to the committee of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 10, 2012

AP – Phil Bryant’s road to the governor’s mansion started with a defeat

Phil Bryant’s road to the governor’s mansion started with a defeat Phil Bryant has won seven straight elections, beginning with a race for state House in 1991. But he lost his first run for public office, a bid to become a Rankin County supervisor in 1988. The loss is one reason Bryant is in line…