Voters head to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the special election run off for Secretary of State. Polls open at 7am as Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup takes on Republican Kyle Ardoin. Pollster John Couvillion predicts the race will land in the favor of the GOP.
Polls will be open until 8pm
The state has declared Saturday “Buddy Guy Day,” and the Blues Legend will attend a ceremony for himself in his hometown of Lettsworth, Louisiana. Guy performed with bands in Baton Rouge in the early 1950s while he worked as a janitor at LSU. He learned the to play the guitar by using a two-string bow he made and never thought he would really make it
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St. Tammany Parish has been awarded a $25 million BUILD grant to widen I-12. St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister says she announced the application for the grant in mid-July and committed $7.2 million in funding from parish government. The Louisiana Congression delegation offered their written support in a letter to the US DOT Secretary Elaine Choa. A timeline for when construction will begin is still to be determined.
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US Representative and now candidate for governor, Republican Ralph Abraham, says Governor John Bel Edwards has been relentless in his effort to raise taxes. In an interview with L-R-N, Abraham said Edwards wants to increase state spending to expand government programs and Louisiana continues to rank last in many meaningful rankings. But Eric Holl, spokesperson for the 2019 Democratic Coordinator Campaign team, says Abraham shouldn’t be talking about fiscal responsibility…