Attorney General Jeff Landry announces plans to run for re-election, ending his flirtation with the 2019 governor’s race….
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Meanwhile, Governor John Bel Edwards returns from Los Angeles today. Edwards was featured on a panel that also included reality television star Kim Kardashian West. And they were there for a discussion on criminal justice reform. The governor’s office says Edwards spoke about the progress Louisiana has made in this area.

US Representative Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish has been elected as House Minority Whip for the next Congress. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says look for Scalise to work with Democrats on issues like coastal erosion and flood protection….
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A leadership vote for House Speaker has yet to be taken.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has announced the Gross Domestic Product grew in Louisiana for the second quarter of 2018, making it the 12th fastest economic growth in the nation, and third among the 12 states of the southeastern region. LSU economist Loren Scott says the state’s percentage rate of growth just barely outpaces the national average.
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Educational services and finance and insurance were the only sectors that fell in the second quarter.