Bob Mann
@robertmannbooks.com
Emeritus professor at Louisiana State Univ; political historian; former Russell Long, John Breaux, Kathleen Blanco flunky; RobertMannBooks.com; My new book is: "You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis & the Biography of a Song." https://robertmann.substack.co
He’s good for their circulation. Why would they want him to leave office?
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
He’s good for their circulation. Why would they want him to leave office?
Quit writing your stories using his frame. Quit being his dupes. The story should be, “when will he release the files, now that he says he’s ok with releasing the files?”
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Quit writing your stories using his frame. Quit being his dupes. The story should be, “when will he release the files, now that he says he’s ok with releasing the files?”
Turns out the NY Times is eager to be fooled:
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Turns out the NY Times is eager to be fooled:
Complete failure of leadership at all levels of East Baton Rouge Parish government. GOP mayor and Democratic and Republican council members all own this debacle.
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Complete failure of leadership at all levels of East Baton Rouge Parish government. GOP mayor and Democratic and Republican council members all own this debacle.
If you live in the Lafayette area, I hope you'll join me on Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Lafayette Museum for a talk about my new book, "You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song." I'll be playing lots of music of the era by Davis, Bing Crosby, and others.
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you live in the Lafayette area, I hope you'll join me on Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Lafayette Museum for a talk about my new book, "You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song." I'll be playing lots of music of the era by Davis, Bing Crosby, and others.
These late-afternoon northern lights in Baton Rouge are amazing today.
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
These late-afternoon northern lights in Baton Rouge are amazing today.
An old friend is in Winnfield and stopped by the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame, where she snapped this photo for me.
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
An old friend is in Winnfield and stopped by the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame, where she snapped this photo for me.
At Jeff Landry’s LSU, this kind of misconduct is great for your career. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
At Jeff Landry’s LSU, this kind of misconduct is great for your career. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
LSU’s former general counsel, who just started teaching at LSU’s Law Center, is demanding that he be awarded tenure. Was on agenda for today’s LSU Board meeting, but now it’s not??
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
LSU’s former general counsel, who just started teaching at LSU’s Law Center, is demanding that he be awarded tenure. Was on agenda for today’s LSU Board meeting, but now it’s not??
When I get home, I’m going to send Jeff Landry of copy of my book with this inscription: “To Governor Bobby Boucher. Have Momma read this to you tonight after she cook yo lizard.”
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When I get home, I’m going to send Jeff Landry of copy of my book with this inscription: “To Governor Bobby Boucher. Have Momma read this to you tonight after she cook yo lizard.”
I wrote the book on how a Louisiana governor almost destroyed LSU by trying to run the football program. But if Huey Long were alive today, I’m confident he’d tell Jeff Landry, “Whoa, boy, back off a bit, you gonna kill my school.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I wrote the book on how a Louisiana governor almost destroyed LSU by trying to run the football program. But if Huey Long were alive today, I’m confident he’d tell Jeff Landry, “Whoa, boy, back off a bit, you gonna kill my school.”
Gov. Jeff Landry, who says he believes in free speech on college campuses and, therefore, wants a Charlie Kirk statue at LSU, sent this letter about me to the LSU president just a few short years ago.
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Gov. Jeff Landry, who says he believes in free speech on college campuses and, therefore, wants a Charlie Kirk statue at LSU, sent this letter about me to the LSU president just a few short years ago.
This Italian version of Wheel of Fortune is hard!!
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This Italian version of Wheel of Fortune is hard!!
I still don’t understand why our politicians want to honor another state’s racists when we produce so many distinguished ones of our own.
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I still don’t understand why our politicians want to honor another state’s racists when we produce so many distinguished ones of our own.
Oh look, I made a new friend today.
October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Oh look, I made a new friend today.
A lot of people who watch Fox News don’t know what “emeritus” means.
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A lot of people who watch Fox News don’t know what “emeritus” means.
So this is why I’ve been getting so much hate mail the last 24 hours. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So this is why I’ve been getting so much hate mail the last 24 hours. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Apparently, I’m about to lose my job at LSU.
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Apparently, I’m about to lose my job at LSU.
Maria Power seems nice, too.
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Maria Power seems nice, too.
Cynthia Bergan seems nice.
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Cynthia Bergan seems nice.
For my Lafayette/Acadiana friends:
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For my Lafayette/Acadiana friends:
And in that universe, this guy was fired instead of being allowed to continue shoveling truckloads of cash to failed football coaches that he mistakenly hired. 2/2
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM
And in that universe, this guy was fired instead of being allowed to continue shoveling truckloads of cash to failed football coaches that he mistakenly hired. 2/2