https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2014/03/29/landrieu-gets-to-work-swinging-that-energy-committee-gavel/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:07:10 -0400<![CDATA[Louisiana is second only to Texas in both natural-gas production and refining capacity, with the Haynesville and Fayetteville shale gas plays contributing largely to the state&#8217;s economy that also serves as the hub of a nexus of a whole bunch of pipelines. In a nutshell, energy is pretty dang important in the Gulf state, and super-vulnerable Senate Democrat Mary Landrieu has been gunning for the gavel of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the better to heighten her pro-oil and gas profile ahead of her reelection campaign. With both Big Oil&#8217;s donation dollars and her red state&#8217;s voters on the line, she wasted no time getting to work this week, via the WSJ:]]>Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:01:26 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2014/03/29/landrieu-gets-to-work-swinging-that-energy-committee-gavel-n188719