This fall, Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, will be facing off against fellow Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, in the race for the newly carved-out Third Congressional District seat. Landry, a freshman who?s a favorite of the Tea Party wing of the GOP, has shown a knack for grabbing national headlines, whether it?s referring to the U.S. Department of the Interior as ?the Gestapo? or holding up a sign reading DRILLING = JOBS during President Barack Obama?s September 2011 address to Congress.? [
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