Sunday, October 21, 2007

Louisiana elects Republican governor

Indian-American, Bobby Jindal, created history on Saturday as he was elected as Governor of the Southern US State of Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina some two years ago.

Election of Jindal, 36, as the Governor of Louisiana, immediately brought jubilation among the Indian-Americans in the US, who viewed this as emergence of a new era for the community in terms of their political empowerment. He is a Republican - the party of President George W Bush.
(NDTV.com)
Hopefully Jindal can help Louisiana break from its tradition of corruption--something that state needs desperately not only to stay on a par with the rest of the nation but to rebuild New Orleans as a strong city.

No guarantees just because he's Republican, of course.



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