Attorney General Jeff Landry won a battle in state court today over Governor John Bel Edwards. The governor took the AG to court for refusing to sign state contracts that protect against LGBT discrimination in the workplace. The Governor insists that Landry is overstepping his authority by not signing the contracts, while Landry says he’s representing the will of the legislature. A state judge says the law is not clear on this subject, so Edwards can’t force the AG to sign the contracts.

PSC Chairman and former Congressman Clyde Holloway of Forrest Hill has died at the age of 72. Emelie Gunn has more…

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A JMC Analytics US Senate poll commissioned by John Fleming shows Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell in the lead with 23-percent. Pollster John Couvillion says it will be a fight for the second runoff spot, with Fleming trailing John Kennedy by just one point.

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Couvillion says Republican Congressman Charles Boustany is also a contender for the runoff.

High school graduation rates are higher than ever across the country and in Louisiana. State Superintendent of Education John White says there’s more of an emphasis to improve graduation rates.

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Louisiana’s graduation rate is just over 77-percent, compared to the nationwide rate of about 83-percent.