Day one of qualifying for the closed primaries is in the books. Among those who qualified for U.S. Senate this morning was Republican State Treasurer John Fleming, who noted that he was the first one to announce a primary challenge to Bill Cassidy.
No Democrat has been elected to the U.S. Senate in Louisiana since Mary Landrieu in 2008. That hasn’t stopped Democrat Jamie Davis from throwing his hat into the ring. The former Tensas Parish police jury member hardly has any name recognition outside of far northeast Louisiana right now. Using a boxing metaphor, Davis says do not count him out should he emerge as the Democratic Senate nominee.
Former LSU and Neville offensive tackle Will Campbell plans to use his poor performance in the Super Bowl as motivation. Andre Champagne has more…
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It was a mere formality, but Pope Leo the 14th has officially accepted the resignation of New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond. The Archdiocese says the 76-year-old worked one year past the church’s mandatory retirement age for bishops. The move officially makes James Checchio the 15th Archbishop of New Orleans.