Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard 5/08/2006
“The upshot is that Louisiana is on the verge of a political realignment from Democratic control to Republican...Republicans are intensely focused on the Louisiana legislature in 2007. They have a good chance of winning the Louisiana House for the first time since Reconstruction, thanks to another new political
factor – term limits.”

John Maginnis 7/14/2006
“Republicans look at making major gains in the House, verging on a majority, mainly from seats being vacated by term-limited conservative Democrats. If the pattern holds, the 2008 Legislature could be comprised of a House dominated
by Republicans.”

Pollster Bernie Pinsonat 7/13/06
"Voter registration trends coupled with the surprising number of legislators that changed their party affiliation from Democratic to Republican points to a big year for Republican legislative candidates in 2007."

The Advocate 4/27/06
“More than a third of the 144 members of the Louisiana Legislature will be unable to seek their offices in 2007 because of new constitutional term limits. That turnover, with growing Republicans influence in state politics, is fueling speculation that the legislature might see its first GOP majorities in the Senate or House when the new body is seated in 2008.”

Verne Kennedy 7/24/2006
“Market Research Insight has conducted over 1,000 Louisiana statewide, regional and local surveys examining voter political party preference since Dave Treen became the state’s first Republican Congressman in 1972. Republican strength has grown steadily since so that Louisiana voters are now equally mixed in wanting a Republican or Democrat for statewide office. Continuation of this trend through 2007 should give Republicans the advantage in statewide elections and in all but one of the state’s seven Congressional Districts by 2008.”

UNO Political Sciences Professor Ed Chervenak, The Times Picayune 6/26/06
“Southern Democrats have become this endangered species... It’s not going to be easy to rely on a huge Democratic voting bloc in New Orleans.”