A statewide poll looking ahead to the next governor’s race shows it’s wide open. Pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics asked 600 likely voters last week who they would vote for in 2023 among eight different potential candidates and Republican Senator John Kennedy received the most support at 22-percent
After shooting at a marked Monroe police car early Sunday morning, four men are behind bars and while no one was hurt, Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis says less than one percent of residents are causing 100-percent of the problems in the community. Ellis vowed to make sure those responsible will go away for a long time and that the 4th JDC does its job.
We are expecting to learn today that state lawmakers will hold another veto session as they will attempt to override the governor’s veto of the Congressional district map approved by the Republican-led Legislature last month. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it will take 70 votes in the House and 20 votes in the Senate to override the veto and there are 68 Republicans in the House
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The veto session would begin Wednesday, and the regular session would be temporarily halted.
The state reports a decline in applications from people looking to be a state worker. According to the Advocate newspaper, the percentage of applicants for state jobs has dropped 52 percent over the last two years. Louisiana’s Director of State Civil Service says the pandemic has changed people’s views of work.