Former Secretary of Transportation Shawn Wilson has made it official; he will run for governor this fall. On his campaign website “WilsonForLA.com” Wilson, the first high-profile Democrat to jump in the race, says he’s a bridge builder, literally and figuratively…:

CUT 06(10)      “…to be.”

Wilson’s worked with four governors and says he has the Right Stuff to lead the state.

One who sounds uncertain about the fall election is Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. He appeared today on Jim Engster’s “Talk Louisiana” radio show and said he suspended all campaign fundraising efforts right before the holidays…:

CUT 12(10)      “…what that is.”

Donelon has been Insurance Commissioner since 2006. He is 78 years old.

The body of the Georgia businessman, who went missing nearly two weeks while on a trip to Baton Rouge, was recovered early this morning…:

CUT 02(34)      “…Thorington.”

Natchitoches Parish deputies arrest a man they say intentionally set two mobile homes on fire in one day last week. One at around 8:40 last Friday morning; another just 40 minutes later. The yet unnamed male suspect was seen running from the second fire, chased down and arrested for two counts of arson.