Two Republicans who ran for governor in 2019 are encouraging fellow Republicans to get behind Attorney General Jeff Landry in the 2023 governor’s race. Eddie Rispone and Ralph Abraham failed to defeat Governor John Bel Edwards. L-S-U Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says the intent is to avoid another in-party battle, like Rispone and Abraham got into in 2019…
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But Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, a likely gubernatorial candidate, told the Advocate newspaper, this is not the way the Republican Party is supposed to work. He says the party should not be controlled by a few people.

No one won the Powerball jackpot last night, so Saturday night’s drawing swells to one-point-five billion dollars.

Constitutional Amendment Six on the November 8th ballot asks voters statewide if property rate hikes in Orleans Parish should be capped at ten-percent. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says voting Yes will give Orleans property owners a cushion against any large tax hikes…
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But Procopio says a NO could mean fewer dollars for police, fire and schools.

The CEO of Gulf Wind Technology in Avondale says the Gulf of Mexico has the potential to create one of the world’s largest markets for clean energy produced by wind farms. The federal government has selected the first two areas for offshore wind development in the Gulf. James Martin says the Gulf is an ideal location.
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He also says the oil and gas industry should not see new clean energy companies as competition.