Republican Bill Cassidy is seeking a second six-year term in the U-S Senate on the Tuesday ballot and faces 14 challengers headlined by Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, a black Democrat. Cassidy says if given another term he’ll focus on reducing healthcare costs, improving the VA, and passing a substantial infrastructure package that would spur construction.
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But Perkins, an Army Veteran, says Louisianans need a leader in D.C. who will focus on COVID-related issues like reinstating federal unemployment benefits and winning aid for struggling local governments.
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LSU’s Law School and Innocence Project New Orleans receive a Department of Justice grant to establish a Wrongful Conviction Clinic. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Captain Lamar Davis is the new Superintendent of State Police, replacing the retiring Kevin Reeves. Davis takes over as controversy swirls around the L-S-P over accusations they had a role in the death of a black man while in custody last year and the use of racial slurs among troopers. Governor Edwards believes Davis will lead this agency with utmost professionalism…
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