A voice of strength and courage in the political chaos of Louisiana - Hunter Lundy

​At a recent Forum hosted by the West Baton Rouge Chamber, Hunter Lundy was the first speaker on the morning agenda. First speaker on any agenda is a tough place to be but Hunter Lundy strode confidently to podium and spoke these words: “I am first and foremost a Christian. I will govern not rule as your Governor. I will be the very best Governor the State of Louisiana has ever had.”
    The assembled audience at the Forum suddenly became pin drop quiet. Hunter Lundy had their attention including all the announced candidates for Governor except State Treasurer John Schroder who had a more important appointment. Lundy continued: “Crime, poverty, and education are linked. We fix crime and we fix poverty by fixing education. Our teachers and local school administrators are so worried about their bosses at the State Department of Education that we don’t get our children out of the classrooms and onto the playground.”
    Hunter Lundy from Lake Charles, unlike other 2023 candidates for Governor of Louisiana has a track record as a businessman of running regular payrolls for more than fifty people employed by his Law Firm in Lake Charles that operated in four states. Hunter Lundy is also a developer and is currently developing a Youth Camp in Missouri.  Hunter grew up the son of a stevedore in the Port of Lake Charles.  One of Hunter’s sons is now a Ship Captain. His other son is a Fire Captain with the City of Lake Charles.
    Hunter’s dad, through hard work became the one of the owners of a  Stevedore Company in the Port of Lake Charles. His mother was a teacher and he has a daughter in education and now teaches at the community college in his home town. Hunter began working at the Port of Lake Charles at an early age and was able to afford a College education. He enrolled first at McNeese but transferred to Millsap College in Jackson, Mississippi where he played offensive guard on a championship team in 1975.
    Hunter also received The Scholar Leader-Athlete Award from the Mississippi Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame while at Millsap College.  Hunter graduated from nearby Mississippi College School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. After graduating from Law School, Hunter Clerked for two years for a Federal Judge.    
Hunter Lundy retired from his law practice in 2021. At the urging of a number of his friends and with the stamp of approval from his 91-year-old mother, made the momentous decision to run for Governor. He has been campaigning all over Louisiana for the last 18 months attending forum after forum, City Council and Police Jury meetings by the dozen and above all attending church services in more than 50 churches around the state. Hunter actually taught a lesson on Spiritual Warfare at the Me’Pa’s Diner Bible Study one recent Tuesday evening in Central.
    Improvement through education is a key component of why Hunter is running for governor. He notes: “Evidence says that children do better when you let them be children and give them time to learn through activity. They need PE, recess, and extracurricular activities to learn teamwork and good citizenship. Forcing teachers to “teach to the test” has failed our children. Real learning opportunities in the classroom and on the playgrounds and athletic fields are lost because people decided that measuring was more important than learning.”
    The first time I met Hunter Lundy, he told me point blank: “You give me one minute and I’ll shake hands and tell you ‘God bless you.’ Give me three minutes and I will pray with you and but give me ten minutes and I’ll preach Jesus Christ to you.”
    Hunter feels strongly that our natural resources such as our waterways, our forest industry, and agriculture have kept us going during the Pandemic and economic downtown. “These are the industries that have great potential for economic enhancement along with our tourist industry. Louisiana with its historical locations and our cultural should be “One Giant Tourist Attraction.” I would venture to say we need at least two more state parks, one in North Louisiana and one in South Louisiana.”
     “We know that early childhood education reduces a child’s chance of future incarceration by 20%,” Hunter continues on his campaign flyer. “If we can cut crime 20% just by teaching children to read and be good citizens when they are little, we have to do it. Let our teachers teach. Let our children learn. Build character and build community. It’s the difference between them growing up to be auto mechanics or car thieves.”
    Hunter is the veteran of many court battles representing rank and file people such as in the lawsuit against the makers of the “Round-up” product that produced severe cases of cancer. He was also involved in the BP Oil Spill on the side of the victims. Hunter is a moderate on the political spectrum always putting the people first and foremost. He is not beholden to either national or state political party nor any special interest PAC money group.
    Hunter has raised a lot of money but has invested a considerable amount of his own money in his 2023 campaign to become the next Governor of Louisiana. In recent years, some candidate for high office have hinted at being Christian while other candidates have hinted that they are friendly to the Christian way of Life and others have tried to maintain a facade toward Christianity. However, Hunter Lundy from Lake Charles has been a “sold-out Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ” for many years.
    His demeanor and speech define him as a “Voice of Reason and Courage” in the rough and tumble politics of greed and corruption in Louisiana.

By: J. R. Skains