It’s Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis in the general election for U.S. Senate. Letlow defeated John Fleming, garnering 57-percent of the vote. Letlow addressed her ecstatic supporters after the race was called Saturday night.
Cut 10 (12) “..win this thing.” (cheering)
Jamie Davis had an easier time, winning a whopping 80-percent of the vote among Democrats, compared to just 20-percent for Gary Crockett. In his victory speech, Davis says Letlow has voted for policies that have made it harder on Louisiana families.
Cut 15 (15) “…as for a promotion.”
Overall turnout was just over 15-percent.
Governor Landry vetoed 78 projects from three budget bills, totalling more than 12-million dollars. Landry offered no explanation for these vetoes. Melinda Deslatte with the Public Affairs Research Council says if Landry issued these vetoes strictly for political retaliation, he would by no means be the first governor to take this approach.
Cut 9 (13) “…political party affiliation.”
A Louisiana professor receives a grant of more than 200-thousand dollars to research heat-related illness in high school athletes. LSU Health Shreveport Associate Professor Dr. Cory Coehoorn (KOO-horn) says while early morning and late evening practices that avoid the highest temperatures can certainly help, it’s merely a blanket solution, and that every athlete reacts to heat differently.