Governor Edwards’ suggestion the closure of Bayou Steel in LaPlace could be linked to the ongoing trade war with China sparked a fierce rebuttal from the Trump Administration. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says it’s unlikely the closure is tariff-related because tariffs on imported steel are to protect domestic companies not to make things worse.
Cut 7 (08) “for them”

The LSU-Florida game is sold out, but there are tickets available on the secondary market. Stubhub’s Adam Budelli says about 36-percent of the purchases on their site are coming from Louisiana, 13-percent from Florida and there are people nationwide who want to go…
cut 12 (08) “…to the game”
The average ticket price is $234 on StubHub.

A head-to-head poll shows Governor Edwards besting either Eddie Rispone or Ralph Abraham in a potential run-off, but one political analyst says it’s far too early to start polling that hypothetical contest…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”