From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A woman is riding in a canoe labeled "World's Fair" that is floating down a river. In one hand, she holds an umbrella with "84" and the exposition's river image on it; in her...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen, dressed as a farmer, is standing in his plowed rows. Behind him is a sign in a row labeled "State needs $." Treen is holding a large book labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governors Dave Treen and Edwin Edwards carry between them a large plate of glass labeled, "Handle with care...$136 million income tax increase...Fragile."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in a car labeled "Economic development" has stopped at the drive through teller window of a bank. A large sign above the bank reads, "Multiparish banking," and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A high sided truck is stopped at the entrance of a much shorter tunnel. The tunnel entrance is labeled "Revenues." The truck box is labeled "Costs...State govt. line." The truck...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen is at the wheel of a tractor trailer truck, and a second man is in the cab. The trailer is labeled "Intra-state service lines." The truck is at a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A naked man labeled "Fiscal facts" across his back shivers as he stands in water only up to his ankles. The water [Gulf of Mexico?] is labeled "State revenues down," and in the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen, dressed as a workman, is building a brick wall that is labeled "848.4 million capital spending." Two piles of mortar are behind him. They are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A fortune teller named Madame Clarity looks into a crystal ball and sees, "La. fiscal crisis." She appears dismayed. A man sits in a chair opposite, and he is labeled, "Special...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Outside of a building labeled "La. Dept. of Revenue" are two men, one short and one tall. The short man is labeled "Short collections," and the tall man is labeled, "Long...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen sits under a large tree labeled, "The money tree" with empty branches. Around him on the ground are many fallen leaves. The last leaf on the tree...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man hides behind his desk at the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Behind him on the wall is a large graph with a downward trend line. Two Arabs throw oil barrels at each...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "Senate committee" looks down at a book on a table, with "La. fiscal crisis" on the cover. He yells, "Quick!...Fix!!" A man in a plaid suit, bowler hat, and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial stirs a large pot (cauldron) over a fire. Inside the cauldron is a book titled "Legislative wish book." Morial looks back over his shoulder at...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen stands in a doorway and appears shocked and dismayed at what he sees. A man labeled "Pre-legislature sing song" sits at an upright piano, playing...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards drives a convertible toward two oil wells spurting out oil labeled, "Sales tax...Oil." On the back of his car is a sign reading, "La. pay raise...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is dressed as Santa Claus and is driving his sleigh through the night sky. In his sleigh is a large bag labeled, "Teachers-state employes [sic:...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two small fish swim in one direction while a larger fish swims in the opposite direction. One small fish is labeled, "Social Security cuts," and the other "Welfare cuts." The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. At the bottom of the cartoon is a map of Louisiana, labeled "La. launch pad." In the background, the horizon shows the curve of the earth, and planets are shown in the sky. On...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "A special tax raising legislative session" watches the pressure gauge on a boiler rise. The boiler is labeled, "Pressures for new revenues...$." Louisiana...
