Legislation approved in the recently completed legislative session will move the 2020 presidential primary to April fourth, about a month later than originally planned. Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Handwerk says despite the later primary date, he expects several candidates will still be seeking the nomination…
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The state was scheduled to hold the presidential primary on March 7th, but that would put the spring general election on Easter weekend, which is a violation of state law.

The Shreveport City Council will vote this afternoon on a measure to repeal the city’s saggy pants ordinance. Councilwoman LeVette Fuller says the government should not tell people how to dress. But Councilman James Flurry says his constituents tell him that they want the ban to remain in place.

A survey from the Republican-leaning polling firm We Ask America finds that 42-percent of Democrats in Louisiana would like to see another Democratic candidate for governor, because of John Bel Edwards anti-abortion views. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards re-election campaign team should be concerned…
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At this point, there’s been no indication of a Democrat planning to challenge the governor.

LSU’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute is surveying residents in ten southwest Louisiana parishes to find out more about their hurricane preparedness plans. Institute Director Brant Mitchell…
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