From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A heavy man labeled "Tax cuts...Exemptions" is standing on a scale that dispenses weights and fortunes. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen stands behind the scale and sticks his arm...
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. A large man labeled "Violent crime" holding a handgun is on hands and knees behind a government building with a tall tower. In the foreground, Louisiana Governor Dave Treen,...
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. A man stands in the ticket booth of the Capitol movie theater on the corner of a city street. The Louisiana state house is in the background. The marquee is labeled, “David...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A milkman is driving a milk truck east to west across a map of Louisiana. The northern part of the state is labeled "North" and the southern part of the state is labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Dave Treen (drawn to resemble the Dickens character Bob Cratchit) sits on a stool at a writing desk, making entries with pen and ink into a large book that is open on the desk....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Dave Treen, holding a gas can, is walking along a road in a deserted area. He is walking away from his car, labeled "State jobless benefits," which is parked on the side of the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Edwin Edwards reads from a book called, "Guide to candidates in governor's race." He reads aloud, "Two Smiths...Two Edwardses...One Treen...!"
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Former Louisiana governor Dave Treen is wearing a suit and hat that are too small for him, and he is carrying a cane under his arm. He is labeled, "40 thousand short." Newly...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards and then-current governor Dave Treen are throwing punches at each other next to a brick building onto which a worker is attaching a large...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the foreground, a vendor's panel truck is parked at the curb in front of the Louisiana State Capitol. The truck has "Dave's pies" on the side and an image that resembles a...
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 and a man labeled, "Legislature," appear as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. They stand at the top of a knoll (levee, wall?) with stairsteps down to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen and a second man had been holding a large model labeled "'84 N.O. World's Fair." The second man has put down his end of the model and is walking...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen and another man hold a large book between them, titled "La. budget projections." They are startled as a large bullet passes through the book,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen and another man stand in Treen's office looking at a large sign that reads, "Treen campaign debt $." The man says, "It's real simple Dave. You just...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen is at his desk, on which are a large ruler labeled "Expected revenues" and a large roll of paper labeled "Appropriations bill." Treen, sweating, is...
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. Louisiana governor Dave Treen is behind the counter of a candy store. Inside and outside the display case are madeleines, lollipops, and other candies or cookies. On top of the...
