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Jefferson picks up a real rival for seat
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 08, 2006 11:56am |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 8, 2006 05:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As the clock ticked down toward this week's three-day qualifying period and reality set in, the prospect of giving Jefferson a free ride, letting him anoint a successor through a last-minute bait and switch, or giving a lesser light a free shot at a congressman who still might be indicted before Election Day proved simply too much for New Orleans' political class.
Evidence of a tidal shift came late last week from state Rep. Karen Carter, who, after months of wavering and courting, finally signaled that she's a likely candidate.
Carter is unlikely to say so, but you can bet that her interest is at least partly motivated by state Sen. Derrick Shepherd's entry into the race. Shepherd, a Jefferson Parish west banker, is considered a headstrong upstart and an interloper by many veteran New Orleans pols, including those who failed to field a strong opponent when he sought his state Senate seat -- like the congressional post, historically based in the big city.
In fact, the sparse field, which so far also includes Republican Joseph Lavigne in a district that leans heavily Democratic, prompted serious efforts among another Progressive Democrats rival, COUP, to find a candidate. The most likely, to date, appears to be Constable Lambert Boissiere Jr., Shepherd's predecessor in the Senate.
Another possible contestant is former City Councilman Troy Carter, no relation to Karen Carter, who has been practically invisible in the four years since his mayoral campaign tanked. |
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