Lawrence Chehardy

"Although I have left public office, my convictions and beliefs are still the same.

I will always be your voice."

Lawrence Chehardy served as Assessor of Jefferson Parish for 34 years. He is the longest serving assessor in the parish’s history. During his time as assessor, Lawrence served as Treasurer, Vice-President, and President of the Louisiana Assessors' Association. He is a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University where he received his business degree in accounting and his law degree. MORE

Passing the torch…A day late and a dollar short

President Biden gave his speech to the nation this week. It was billed as an explanation for why he suddenly withdrew from the presidential race when he had told everyone a day earlier that he was running for re-election. I don’t know what changed his mind, but it is evident that the powers inside the Democratic Party, the power brokers,

An embarrassing debate

Joe Biden’s eagerness for an early debate to demonstrate his readiness for a second term backfired. His performance was far from satisfactory, and if he repeats such a display, the fate of the presidential election could be sealed. President Biden could not put two sentences together without losing his train of thought, a dangerous lack of a state of mind

Are labels that important?

When I first registered to vote, I was 18 years old. I did so as a Democrat. My parents were registered as Democrats, and almost everyone we knew was a Democrat. Republicans were few and far between. In those days, there were many factions within the Democratic Party. Some folks were liberal, some conservative, and some moderate, more liberal on

He’s Not the Other Guy

It has been said that you will see everything if you live long enough. Well, I guess I have lived long enough to see things I never thought I would see. The assassinations of JFK, Martin Luther King, and Bobby Kennedy. The Vietnam War. Watergate and the resignation of a one-time very popular president. The taking of American hostages in

Beware of the Media – April 4, 2024

Last week, LaPolitics, a publication that covers Louisiana politics and the state legislature, published a “hit” piece on my tenure as Chairman of the Louisiana Tax Commission (2016 – 2023), the state agency that oversees Louisiana’s 64 assessors, among other duties. The article included two interviews with disgruntled parties who appeared before the commission, one on a single tax refund

Sobering times in America

Posted January 10, 2021. Reposted February 19, 2021 Last year, 2020, was a year many would like to forget. Covid-19, hurricanes hitting home, and a presidential election that was forgettable at best. The wish was that 2021 could not come soon enough. Well, 2021 came; and, if the beginning of this year is any indication of what the rest of the year is