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Another thing I like about Louisiana politics…

… is that our pols have great, and occasionally bizarre, names. My current personal favorite is the name of a woman wholost a race for Mayor of Mandeville by a mere four votes the other day: Trilby Lenfant. Hand to God, I am not making this up.

I call her Live Shot because she’s always ready to spout off for the teevee cameras but I should stick to the glories of her own moniker. That reminds me that there’s a perennial local candidate whose name is Monica Monica. Quite a moniker, no?

Now where was I? Oh yeah, repeat after me: Trilby Lenfant. I’m not sure how Svengali fits into this but I when I figure it out I’ll let you know…

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