50,000 signatures were delivered to the Orleans Parish of Registrar of Voters this afternoon from a petition to remove New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. UNO Political Science Professor, Ed Chervenak says nearly 20% of recall signatures are declared invalid across the nation, but petition organizers came in and did what they had to do.
Cut 11 (8) “…these signatures.”
The signatures must be validated before the process moves forward; the Registrar has 20 working days to verify signatures.
Congressman Garret Graves. Will he or won’t he run for Governor this fall? He says he IS close to a decision, because he’s asked about it all the time…:
Graves has been District 6 Congressman since 2015.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested 11 people this week involved in the theft of dozens of cell phones from individuals who were in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis says they are trying to return stolen phones to the owners and while they might have your phone, the case is gone…
Check the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Facebook page to see if your phone number is listed.
After criticizing Attorney General Jeff Landry and his gubernatorial run Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says they’ve mended fences. He says they’ve pledged to work together if Landry is elected, and Landry told him he would listen to both sides of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project.
The primary is October 14th.