House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn four challengers in his District Four race – two Republicans and two Democrats. One of those Democrats is Conrad Cable, a fifth-generation farmer who says Johnson and his fellow Republicans have enacted policies that have decimated Louisiana farmers.
The other Democrat on the District Four primary ballot is Matt Gromlich (GROM-lick) of Greenwood. He comes from a different background – he’s a long-time educator, currently teaching at LSU-Shreveport. As such, education issues are among his top priorities should voters send him to Washington.
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Johnson’s two Republican challengers are Mike Nichols of Pitkin and Joshua Morott (muh-ROT), who lists his home as Benton, Arkansas, but claims to be a resident of Louisiana, as required by law in order to be elected to the U.S. House.
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A former mayor of New Orleans is remembering a civil rights giant who passed away yesterday. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Flu cases remain high in Louisiana and now that Mardi Gras is over, experts say we could see a spike in the flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Louisiana has had the highest numbers of flu cases in the country since late November. Health officials say they typically see an increase in cases after Mardi Gras, due to all the large crowds.