Governor’s race finance reports are out and Governor Edwards has 9.6 million cash on hand, while Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Abraham have 9.8 and 1.3 million dollars respectively.
John Bel Edwards was barred from fundraising during the legislative season, but UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the gov had already built up a substantial warchest.
Cut 9, 10 seconds, race
Edwards is the only candidate to run TV ads.
A 50-year-old St. Francisville man is dead after being struck by a truck driven by 60-year-old Salvatore Euggino of Ethel, who four months ago was arrested in another fatal crash. State Trooper Taylor Scrantz says it is rare for anyone to be arrested twice for vehicular homicide in such a short amount of time.
Cut 5 (10) “…the deceased individuals.”
The pedestrian who died on Monday has been identified as Ricky Pourciau.
One in five adults in the state, just over 650,000, started college but never got a degree. But a new program from the University of Louisiana system aims to get those individuals degrees. Kevin Barnhart has the story.