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. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen and a man labeled "Legislature" wear Santa Clause costumes (without beards) and hold a piece of paper between them that reads, "Preparations for...
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 is standing behind a podium labeled, "Your host, Edwin Edwards." The marquee above the stage reads, "Megabucks, the new tax show."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen is dressed as a Boy Scout troop leader. He is walking along a path carrying a compass, and he is looking intently at the compass. The path he is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen stands in the window of a book shop that is displaying a large book labeled, "First-use tax, revised edition." A man outside who is looking at the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men are on a girder that is suspended from above by a wire and large hook. The girder is labeled, "State building programs" and is not flat but tilted up on one end. The man...
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. 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. Pletcher's Everyman character, labeled, "La. taxpayer," sits in a chair in front of a desk across from a man dressed as a doctor (smock, head lamp). The desk has a nameplate...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial costume is holding a sign with the words, "La. wants equity, not a special favor." On the horizon (curved edge of the Earth) is the U.S. Capitol dome....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "State inventory of all movable property and equipment" makes notes on a clipboard that is labeled, "Savings for the taxpayer." This man is standing next to a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A Louisiana politician stands under an approaching dark grey cloud and cuts his eyes toward the cloud. Jagged lightning is labeled "Earnings tax." The man says, "I wasn't...
