At the Secretary of State’s office in Baton Rouge today, qualifying begins for the fall federal midterm elections. All six Louisiana congressional delegates will sign up to run for another term, and most all will have at least one challenger. Senator John Kennedy will also qualify. He has three declared Democrat challengers so far.
In addition to statewide races there are plenty of key local races with the potential to heat up. Brooke Thorington has more…:
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After a fourth violent escape from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish last weekend, Governor John Bel Edwards orders the most violent inmates sent to Angola. He says they’ll be kept separate from the adult population. Edwards says, after everything that has happened, it’s clear the Bridge City campus cannot continue to operate as it has…:
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An initial review shows that there were numerous deficiencies and failures that contributed to the escape.
A Baton Rouge judge has extended his hold on the state’s abortion ban law from taking effect until July 29th. 19th JDC Judge Don Johnson says he’ll render his decision then. Until that time, abortion clinics may remain open.
Attorney General Jeff Landry has asked the state Bond Commission to withhold all state funding to the City of New Orleans, after the Mayor and criminal sheriff vowed NOT to enforce the abortion law. Landry’s request has not been answered as yet.