Republican Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves announced he will not run for governor this year. In an email to supporters, Graves says it’s clear the best service he can provide to Louisiana and the next governor is by building upon recent wins in the U-S Congress. Political consultant Roy Fletcher says there are a lot of Republicans who wanted Graves to run, but he has a good situation in the U-S House.
Governor John Bel Edwards is officially endorsing retired DOTD Secretary, Shawn Wilson for governor. Wilson announced his campaign for governor yesterday with a video on his website. LA-Polictics.com Publisher, Jeremy Alford says although Wilson’s announcement has come a bit late – he already has an edge in the race.
Governor Edwards along with a delegation of business leaders continue their mission abroad building foreign trade relationships. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson spoke to us from Tokyo this morning and says they’ve already held a number of meetings and several more are on tap.
Louisiana is lagging behind when it comes to electric vehicle recharging infrastructure. The website “iSeeCars.com” compiled data from the U.S. Census and the Department of Energy and ranked Louisiana second-worst in the country; behind only Mississippi. Louisiana Clean Fuels Executive Director Ann Vail says the ranking is somewhat unfair, because it only counts public EV charging infrastructure, and most EV owners charge up at home…: