The race for Insurance Commissioner was decided yesterday after one of the two candidates dropped out of the race. Republican Tim Temple is now commissioner-elect. Governor John Bel Edwards who says he personally knows Temple, congratulated him on his monthly call-in radio show
Temple ran for commissioner in 2019 against incumbent Jim Donelon. After qualifying just last week, Democrat Rich Weaver of Prairieville withdrew from the race.
The National Hurricane Center says there’s the possibility of some tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico next week. Louisiana Radio Network meteorologist John Wetherbee says the low-pressure area has yet to develop, but a tropical wave coming out of the Bahamas could show signs of developing by the beginning of next week…
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Nextstar Media which owns several TV stations in Louisiana has paid for a poll on the governor’s race that shows Attorney General Jeff Landry with a commanding lead in the governor’s race. Jeff Palermo has more…