Governor Bobby Jindal has suspended his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In a statement, Jindal says it was an honor to run for President, but this is not his time. Publisher of LAPolitics-dot-com, Jeremy Alford, says bad press from Louisiana followed him to the early primary states like Iowa…

cut 5 (10) “couple of years”

He says Jindal had a hard time gaining support in a field that contained over a dozen candidates.

New guidelines that call for 100% screening of imported seafood before it enters the country has been implemented by the US Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says Louisiana producers are required to follow strict safety measures and we should demand other countries do the same. He hopes this new policy will help local shrimpers…

cut 8 (10) “lower costs”

One of the big items on the 2015 runoff ballot on Saturday is the race for Lt. Governor. In a recent forum, both Republican Billy Nungesser and Democrat Kip Holden were asked what was the first thing they planned to do if they were elected to the state’s second highest post. Holden said he’s going to travel the state and find out what people want for their cities..

cut 10 (10) “those things”

Both candidates for governor have said they were going to immediately call a special session in 2016 to deal with the state’s budget woes. Nungesser says he’s going to put together a package to present to the legislature that would restore cuts to the state’s parks, museums, and historical sites…

cut 11 (06) “to the world”

Polls will open at 7AM Saturday.