Qualifying is underway for candidates running in Louisiana’s November election. U-S Senator John Kennedy was one of the first candidates to sign-up at the Secretary of State’s Office in Baton Rouge. Kennedy has a huge fundraising advantage over his opponents…
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At this moment it looks his main Democratic challengers are Gary Chambers, Luke Mixon and Syrita Steib.

Candidates running for Louisiana’s six U-S House seats can also sign up between now and Friday afternoon. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the rest of the country will see heated mid-term elections, but not here as none of the seats are expected to change political parties….
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Not only does qualifying begin today for Louisiana’s federal elections, but the November eighth ballot also features several hotly contested local races. Mayoral incumbents in Shreveport and Alexandria are facing significant challengers. LA-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says there are other races to watch….
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BASF is committing 780-million dollars to complete a chemical plant expansion in Geismar, which is located in Ascension Parish. BASF Senior VP and plant manager Jeremy Lebold says the investment will help them retain over one-thousand existing employees and create nearly 40 direct jobs…
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Lebold says the expansion should be complete in 2025.