The Jindal administration announces GPS tracking devices will be installed on over 10,000 vehicles owned by state government agencies. Eric Gill reports…:
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According to a poll by LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, Louisiana voters aren’t paying attention to the governor’s race yet. The survey, which was conducted between July 7th and August 3rd, shows just 29% of citizens in the state are following news related to the election. That’s only slightly higher than the 25% who said they were following in March.

A new Louisiana governor will be sworn in early January, and a construction company confirms that Governor Bobby Jindal and his family will be moving to University Club in Baton Rouge by early December. They say construction is underway on a vacant lot near a golf course overlooking the lake with woods behind it. The house will also be near the home of LSU President F. King Alexander.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is holding public hearings today on the removal of Confederate statues in the city, but Senator David Vitter says Landrieu should be more concerned about murder than monuments. Vitter says this is a response to Landrieu’s criticism of his performance in Washington when it comes to federal aid for cops…
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Vitter, who is running for governor, said during a State Police forum last weekend he feels there should be a whole new troop in New Orleans focused on the French Quarter and funded by local revenue and tourism pledges. Landrieu says Louisiana needs a focused leader and not one focused on Washington rhetoric.