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Lou Gehrig Burnett Owner and Publisher "News You Won't Find Anywhere Else" BEST REGULAR COLUMN Lou Gehrig Burnett's Forum News column was selected as "Best Regular Column" by the Louisiana Press Assn. for 2005, the second time in four years he has been so honored.     Read what's on Lou Gehrig Burnett's mind and become a part of the growing number of movers and shakers in 17 Louisiana cities and 12 states who look to the Fax-Net for the behind-the-scenes political news every week! And check our site regularly for new polls on the Shreveport mayor's race and other elections. Click on Online Polls. E-mail news tips or questions to newsman@shreve.net     This site is dedicated to the memory of James Q. Wellborn July 18, 1927 - June 18, 2004

"Fax" About the Publisher   Lou Gehrig Burnett is a seasoned veteran of national and local politics. For 27 years, he worked as a Congressional aide on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  He served 11 years as press secretary for U.S. Rep. F. Edward Hebert, D-LA and 16 years as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Jerry Huckaby, D-LA. Upon retiring from the federal government in 1993, Burnett moved to Shreveport where he worked with the Bossier Press-Tribune and Bossier Post and wrote a political column which was carried by 14 newspapers in north Louisiana. In 1997 and 1998, he served as executive assistant to Shreveport Mayor Bo Williams. He is now an award-winning political columnist for The Forum Newsweekly and publishes weekly the Fax-Net Update, which gives an interesting behind-the-scenes look at politics on the local, state and national level.     He is also a regular panelist on Time-Warner Cable's Dateline Shreveport television show, a co-host two days a week on the Pat Culverhouse Show on SuperTalk 1340 KRMD AM, and the political analyst for KTAL-TV Newschannel 6. Burnett is also a contributing writer forThe Louisiana Report on the website, Politicsla.com.   He is a frequent guest speaker for various Shreveport civic clubs and organizations. Along with the late James Q. Wellborn, he founded the Media Lunch Bunch, a group of journalists who meet every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn-Bossier. It is often attended by officials, potential candidates and other dignitaries.   In 2002, Burnett's Forum column was awarded First Place for "Best Continuing Coverage of Governmental Issues" by the Louisiana Press Association. In 2005, he was honored with the award for "Best Regular Column." Burnett, who is from Houma in south Louisiana, has a master's degree in journalism from LSU and has been named to Personalities of the South and Who's Who in American Politics.   Fax-Net Update is a weekly analysis of local, state and national news events. It is a unique publication in northwest Louisiana, as it is the only publication delivered to its subscribers in electronic format.   Fax-Net Update is available by subscription via fax transmission or E-mail. Fax-Net Update LLC is registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State as a sole proprietor company.