51 percent of Louisianans would vote for President Trump if the election were held today according to a new Gray Television poll. 58 percent of men support the President while only 45 percent of women say the same. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s a consistent trend.
625 registered voters were questioned in the survey.
An Emerson College gubernatorial poll puts Governor Edwards at 48 percent, Eddie Rispone at 25 percent, and Ralph Abraham at 19 percent. Gary Landrieu, Patrick Landry, and Oscar Danztler combined to take eight percent of the vote. Polling Director Spencer Kimball says f those numbers hold it would likely force the Governor into a run-off, but…
Edwards’ initially polled at 46 percent in the survey but rises to 48 percent when you give him Edwards leaning undecided voters.
State officials broke ground today on the third phase of the I-10 widening project in St. Marin Parish and construction on I-10 from I-49 to the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge started in 2017 and is expected to be completed next year. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says 70-thousand motorists travel this stretch of I-10 daily and by 2035, the number of vehicles is expected to increase to over 105-thousand daily…
Uncertainty among small business owners rose slightly in September sending the small business Optimism index down to 101.8. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says Election Day in Louisiana has the potential to bring more clarity to business owners to the future of the business climate in the state.
She says optimism does remain at a historical high.