A new poll on the Republican US Senate primary shows State Treasurer John Fleming leading the field with 28-percent of the vote, followed by Julia Letlow at 27-percent and Bill Cassidy at 21-percent. Emerson College and KLFY-TV conducted the survey and Pearson Cross who teaches political science at ULM says this is an extremely close race with 22-percent undecided…
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Cross says the poll is bad news for Cassidy, because the two-term incumbent Senator, is trailing his two challengers with early voting starting on Saturday.
With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1st. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says a session that was coasting along could experience some turbulence over the next few weeks.
Alford says GOP lawmakers will look to add a Republican to Louisiana’s House delegation by passing a map that would give Republicans a chance to win five of the state’s six Congressional districts.
One of the more popular bills of the legislative session is close to final passage. Its Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s bill to eliminate the inspection sticker and replace it with a QR code that would cost drivers six dollars a year. Owners of inspection stations say they play a vital role in identifying uninsured drivers and safety hazards that a vehicle may have. But Bagley says the inspection is no longer needed…
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The House approved bill is heading to the Senate floor for approval.
According to Gas Buddy, the average regular gas price in Louisiana is $3.83 a gallon. Chief Petroleum analyst for Gas Buddy, Patrick DeHaan says this latest surge in gas prices is connected to the rising cost of oil.