The last two major candidates for the Secretary of State’s special election in November have qualified to run for the positioned vacated by Tom Schedler after sexual harassment allegations led to his resignation. Representatives Rick Edmonds and Julie Stokes are now in the special election race. Stokes, a Kenner Republican, says her top priority for the job would be election security.
Secretary of State is responsible for state elections, along with new business registration.
Edmonds, a Baton Rouge Republican, also led with election security as the biggest issue take on if he were to be elected. He says one way he’d address potential vulnerabilities in the election system would be by purchasing the best, most secure voting machines money can buy.
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A cadet with LDWF has died at Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge, a day after being rushed to the facility. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck says 38-year-old Immanuel Washington of Youngsville collapsed following a 2.5 mile run as part of physical training. Washington, who is a former Youngsville police officer, had been training to be an LDWF enforcement officer for a little less than a month.
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Washington leaves behind a wife and two small children.