Biography of Jeff Crouere  

Since January of 1999, Crouere has been a radio talk show host based in New Orleans, LA. His programs are dedicated to examining the top issues of the day on the local, state and national levels. Crouere offers listeners political debate, analysis, and interviews with interesting political leaders and commentators. Currently, Crouere is host of a morning program, Ringside Politics, which airs weekdays from 7-11 a.m. on WGSO 990 AM and can be heard on several affiliate stations and on the Internet at WGSO.com.

Crouere is also host of Ringside, a television version of the radio program, which airs on WLAE-TV, Channel 32 in New Orleans.   New Orleans area television viewers can also watch Crouere on ABC-26 TV, where he has served since 2002 as the political analyst and provides his insight on local, state and national politics. 

The website for the radio and television program RingsidePolitics.com provides a web poll, political rumors, a schedule of guests and links to a variety of Crouere’s columns.  He writes daily, weekly and monthly political analysis columns and editorials for a select number of print and on-line publications, including Bayoubuzz.com, the Northshore Conifer, Kenner Star, New Orleans City Business, News Banner, and the Slidell Monthly.  He was provides regular columns and serves as the Political Editor for NewOrleans.com.

He also is the editor of a weekly e-mail newsletter, which has a circulation of 5,000 readers.  Once a month, Crouere hosts a local version of “Politically Incorrect” at the Blue Room in New Orleans called Politics with a Punch which includes a panel of comedians, politicians, media personalities and news makers. 

Crouere has served as moderator for political debates and forums featuring candidates contending for elective office, such as St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish President, New Orleans City Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, LA Governor and U.S. President. He has been the featured speaker or emcee at events across Louisiana, speaking to over 100 clubs, organizations and schools across the state, such as Loyola University and the Alliance for Good Government.

He has held many leadership positions in the Louisiana Republican Party, including Deputy Chairman and Executive Director.  In 2000, he served as the Louisiana Chairman of the Republican National Committee Catholic Task Force. For the past three years, he has held the position of President of the Northshore Republican Men's Club, a dynamic GOP organization in the state's only Republican majority parish. In March of 2009, he founded the Northshore Tea Party, which has sponsored several popular citizen rallies.