A 36-year-old Democrat seeking to defeat 1st District Congressman Steve Scalise has released a digital ad that shows her giving birth to her second child. Katie Darling of Covington says she wanted to highlight how her high-risk pregnancy was even more stressful since Roe versus Wade was overturned…
cut 10 (12) “…vote for it”
This is Darling’s first run at political office.

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s announcement yesterday that he will run for governor next year, opens the door for several people to run for A-G. LA-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the state’s high violent crime rate will make that race an important one…
cut 6 (06) “…gonna be discussed”
State Rep John Stefanski, Union-Lincoln D-A John Belton and current state solicitor general Liz Murrill are the top candidates.

Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow has launched a nonprofit to help families struggling mentally and financially…
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Whitney Thomas.”

The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline shot up another six cents from yesterday. That’s in response from OPEC-plus oil-exporting countries announcing a cut in production due to an uncertainty of the global economy. According to Triple-A, a gallon of regular gasoline costs $3.20. That’s up a dime from a week ago.