After Bill Cassidy’s failure to advance to the runoff in the Republican primary over the weekend, the big question is, what’s next for his political future? Cassidy made his intentions known in no uncertain terms in a conference call with reporters today, answering a question from David Jacobs with LaPolitics-dot-com.
Cassidy has been a state or federal lawmaker the last 20 years of his life.
Republican US Senate candidates Julia Letlow and John Fleming are back on the campaign trail ahead of the June 27th runoff election. Letlow, who received 45% of the vote Saturday, is already building momentum according to ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley…:
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Monday endorsed Letlow.
LSU System President Wade Rousse admits there’s not been much movement in building a 400-million-dollar arena next to Alex Box Stadium. Rousse says the LSU economic development district that’s generating the funding for a proposed arena is collecting money…
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A lawsuit has been filed to prevent the LSU Economic Development District from levying a sales tax on nearby businesses, because the tax was implemented without voter approval.
The Pelicans have named Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach. Mosley spent the last five seasons as the head coach at Orlando and guided the Magic to the playoffs the last three seasons. Host of the Locked on Pelicans podcast, Jake Madison, says Mosley could be the guy to bring New Orleans back to respectability after 14th and 11th place finishes in the Western Conference the last two seasons…
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Mosley is known as a defensive-minded coach.