Candidates can qualify in Baton Rouge today through Friday to run for Secretary of State and Congress. The six members of Louisiana’s House delegation are up for re-election. There’s a swell of Democratic enthusiasm heading into the 2018 midterms, but political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says not in Louisiana…
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Pinsonat doesn’t expect any big upsets in the congressional races.

Governor John Bel Edwards announces funding for 23 recreation projects in nine coastal parishes. The $60 million being used to fund the projects comes from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement…
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The money will renovate cabins at State Parks, along with new fishing piers and docks. The state also plans on enhancing its artificial reef sites.

The Tulane Primate Research Center has received a 42-million dollar grant to help the center find cures for infectious diseases. Matt Doyle has more.
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A teaching assistant in Union Parish has been accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her students. 39-year-old Erin Ludwig has been charged with having prohibited sexual conduct with her 17-year-old student at D’Arboone Wood Charter School. Authorities say the inappropriate relationship lasted seven months.