From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen stands on the edge of an unfinished bridge labeled, "La.'s capital improvement needs." The bridge extends no further than the river's edge. Treen...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial is dressed as a magician, and he is trying to pull a rabbit from an upturned top hat that is on a table. Concealed beneath the table is a man...
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. On a map of Louisiana, the northern part of the state is labeled "North Louisiana," and the southern part is labeled, "South Louisiana." At Baton Rouge, the legislature building...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen is walking on a sidewalk, carrying a briefcase labeled "Spend windfall on roads, schools, etc." He is approaching two men, one of them labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. On one side of an enormous dollar sign, Louisiana governor John McKeithen holds a paper that reads, "Great need for new taxes." A state legislator sits on the other side of the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man stands looking up at the tall statue of a man on a pedestal. The pedestal has a plaque with the words, "Legislative budget committee." One arm of the statue is flexed and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen is seated at a desk covered in large books. A decorated Christmas tree is in the background. He is reading a book titled "Louisiana's fiscal...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial clothing and labeled, "La." stands beside a table (wheel, platform) that is spinning around. It is labeled "Legislative budget committee" and has a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An officer labeled "Open meeting law" carries a baton labeled "Judge's ruling" and rings the doorbell outside a meeting roomdoor in a hallway. A man has opened the door, and he...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men, one labeled "Legislature," are standing near an experimental plane labeled, "Balanced state budget (by law)." The man labeled "Legislature" wears pilot's goggles. From...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "Legislature" is holding a book titled, "No-fat budget" under his arm and a pen in his hand. He is looking at a calendar on the wall and holding up some of its...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A dog without any teeth sits in a chair in a dentist's office and wears a bib that reads, "State's campaign finance reporting law watch dog." A dentist stands nearby holding a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An apparently naked man labeled "N.O." wears a barrel labeled, "Homestead exemption" and a pair of shoes. He stands on a sidewalk next to a brick building that has a sign...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man and a donkey are engaged in a tug of war. The man labeled, "Demo. State Central Committee" is pulling on the reins and the donkey, labeled, "Demos for Treen," is pulling...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, wearing mountaineering clothing, has a coil of rope attached to his belt. He is standing at the edge of a cliff, facing away from the edge,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A dog with the words "Tax bite" for teeth sits in the grass in front of a door labeled, "Overlapping and duplication in state government." A note on the stoop reads, "Need for a...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The Louisiana state capitol building is labeled, "Special tax session" and has two signs hanging from the top. One reads, "The test: what's best for Louisiana," and the other,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, holding a briefcase labeled, "125.3 million revenue raising program," is looking at the fraction "2/3" made of huge numbers. A sign nearby...
