Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is not running for governor, but another potential Republican emerges. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Gov Edwards has endorsed former DOTD Secretary and Democrat Shawn Wilson for governor. LA-Politics dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says while Republican Jeff Landry has $5-million in campaign funds, Wilson is behind on fundraising, however
The primary is October 14th.
Governor Edwards and business leaders continue their Asian trade mission. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Secretary Don Pierson spoke to us from Tokyo this morning and says in addition to the state’s traditional overseas business relationships, they are nurturing new ones.
The Louisiana delegation has also met with the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel on their visit.
After losing in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship game last season, the Ragin Cajuns won in the league’s tournament title last night as they defeated South Alabama 71 to 66. The win puts Bob Marlin’s team in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. He says it’s a special group of players….
Lafayette will find out on Sunday who they will play and where in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.