It’s been 30 years since the gubernatorial election in Louisiana when Democrat Buddy Roemer was elected after fellow Democratic opponent Edwin Edwards conceded. Roemer received 34-percent of the vote in the primary and Edwards garnered 28-percent. Roemer says the main goal in 1987 was to go after Edwards…:
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On the day after the election, Edwards, who had never lost, came down from his hotel room at the Monteleone in New Orleans, to announce he was dropping out of the runoff…:
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Edwards told supporters he needed to do what was best for the state of Louisiana.

Louisiana ranks 4th in the nation for states with the highest divorce rate, according to a report done by 24/7 Wall Street who used data from the Census Bureau. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans Michele Many says it’s not surprising since Louisiana has one of the highest poverty rates in the country…:
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Many says communication is the biggest key to a long and happy marriage.

32-year-old Amethyst Baird Rathore of Monroe has pleaded guilty to attempted first murder of a police officer in the January shooting of state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Agent Tyler Wheeler.