The Ponchatoula Times has endorsed Democratic candidate Dr. Gilda Reed for LA-01. Their endorsement editorial is as follows:
Passing by the entreaties of career politicians to reward them with high office for lackluster performances in their previous posts, The Ponchatoula Times instead turns to endorse a proven leader in Southeastern Louisiana.
Dr. Gilda Reed Ph.D. is a courageous newcomer to electoral politics who is not afraid to stand up to the fat cats and corporate pirates who have brought our country and our economy to its knees.
Despite her own major losses to Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Reed stayed at her post at the University of New Orleans, counseling students made homeless by the flood and recording her lectures for broadcast on the Internet.
"I am for workers, veterans, senior citizens, and small business. I want government out of our bedrooms, out of our bank accounts, out of our emails," she said in a recent page one interview with The Times.
The Ponchatoula Times endorses Dr. Reed in her quest to represent the citizens of the Louisiana 1st Congressional District in Washington.
