Julia Letlow brings out a heavy hitter to help her urge her supporters to get to the polls in early voting. Andrew Greenstein reports.
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”
Because this a federal election, it falls on a Tuesday, not Saturday, which many Louisiana voters are used to. JMC Analytics and Polling’s Jim Couvillon says to avoid lines on November third, many people will cast their ballot during early voting going on now through next Tuesday.
—————————
Louisiana Tech President Jim Henderson will step down Thursday, months earlier than planned. Henderson announced last month he would leave at the end of the year due health reasons. But his departure also comes amid frustration over the U-L System Board’s decision not to approve faculty pay raises. USA Today Network political reporter Greg Hilburn says Henderson recently sent a letter to faculty criticizing the system board.
The grave of a Louisiana soldier killed in the Korean War has deteriorated so badly that his casket is exposed at a Baton Rouge cemetery. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary, Doctor Jerome Buller (BUHL-er), visited Private First Class Samuel Pierre Junior’s grave yesterday.
With no living immediate family identified, Buller says officials are considering repairing the grave or relocating Pierre’s remains.