Former Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards tells The Advocate despite the Democrats’ strong showing in the midterm elections, he has no plans of making another run for governor. Edwards spoke with Advocate Political reporter Tyler Bridges.
Cut 28 (09) “…be a candidate.”
Lane Kiffin called back to his time in L-A and brought out the stars for the LSU-Alabama game on Saturday. Shaq, Angel Reese, Paul Skenes, Livvy Dunna and Kevin Costner all joined Kiffin for the Tiger walk. Kiffin says he met Costner years ago, and it was great to introduce him to the passion and tailgating in the South.
With the 31-13 loss to the Crimson Tide that followed, Kiffin says he expects to catch some heat from fans about all the flashy gameday activity. He says that performance is part of the program, though, and doesn’t really change anything on the field.
Federal employees are experiencing soaring health insurance costs, including 50-thousand of them in Louisiana. John Hatton with the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association says the rate these costs are increasing is staggering.
Cut 3 (07) “…over three years.”
Hatton says those increases mean for many, health insurance becomes their second biggest monthly expense, behind only housing.
Beginning in June of next year, there will be nonstop flights from New Orleans to Mexico City…via Aeromexico four days a week. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno says Mexico is already a major economic partner for the city and for the state and says the flight is also great news for her personally.