Posted on 01/16/2004 6:19:25 AM PST by Theodore R.
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:00:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
BATON ROUGE - Gov. Kathleen Blanco is "no shrinking violet" when it comes to bending George W. Bush's ear about Louisiana's want-list, the president said Thursday.
Blanco seized a 15-minute limousine ride with Bush as an opportunity to lobby him for 14,000 acres of federal land in Minden, money to help with coastal restoration and help with Louisiana's sugar, space and shrimp industries.
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