Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone’s rise from unknown to GOP standard-bearer has come as a surprise to many. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says analysts underrated Rispone’s straight forward branding as a President Trump-loving businessman. He says it was a clarion call for white voters.
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The Edwards campaign is touting a poll that shows him winning the run-off over Rispone, 52-to-36-percent.

The state department of education has been awarded 115-million dollars in federal grant money. The lion’s share of the funding will enhance literacy instruction, 100-million dollars over five years. State Superintendent of Education John White…
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The other grant dollars will expand mental health services, help teachers earn credentials in STEM fields and establish a leadership program for special ed administrators.

A new city is coming to Louisiana. Kevin Barnhart reports voters in southwest East Baton Rouge Parish have voted to create St. George.
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