Qualifying begins today for Louisiana’s new closed party primary elections. And experts say the race to watch is the Republican Senate Senate Primary where incumbent Bill Cassidy is seeking a third term faces a few challengers including Julia, who has the support of President Trump. LaPolitics Publisher Jeremy Alford says Cassidy is in for the political fight of his life.
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Many are wondering whether a well-known Democrat may throw their hat into the ring between now and Friday when qualifying ends. Alford says former Governor John Bel Edwards and State Senator Gary Carter have said they will not run. He says it’s likely the winner of the Republican Senate Primary will face a Democrat with little name recognition.
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A new statue and museum exhibit celebrates the life and career of the late Governor Kathleen Blanco. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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For the fourth semester in a row, McNeese has seen an increase in enrollment, up 5.3 percent to just more than 65-hundred students. A decade and a half ago, that number was consistently more than eight thousand. Interim President Kedrick Nicholas says there’s a strategic plan to get those number back up and keep them there.
Cut 11 (09) “…we can maintain.”