The House Governmental Affairs Committee is meeting to discuss the Senate Approved Congressional map that eliminates one of the two majority black districts, which would give Republicans the ability to represent five of the six Congressional districts. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects emotional testimony and possible outbursts that would result in the meeting being paused until emotions subside.
Pinsonat expects the 5-1 Congressional map to be approved by the House next week.
A Republican is expected to win the U-S Senate race in November, but New Orleans based Democratic political strategist James Carville expects the race to be closer than many people would think, because Black voters are energized…
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A House approved constitutional amendment that would prohibit a governor from serving more than two elected terms is moving closer to final legislative passage as it has received approval from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. The bill’s author, Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham, likes new leaders and fresh ideas occupying the governor’s mansion and that would be hard to accomplish he says if former two-term governors are able to run again after sitting on the sidelines after four years…
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Some Democrats look at this proposal to keep Democrat John Bel Edwards from running for governor again.
Senator Bill Cassidy has a little more than 200 days left in the U-S Senate. Cassidy says he would like to pass a bill aimed at holding China accountable for polluting the U-S…
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