Bill Cassidy’s 12-year run in the U.S. Senate is coming to an end with his third-place finish in the GOP Senate primary. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says Cassidy’s political future actually ended five years ago when he voted to convict then-former President Trump for his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
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In his concession speech on Saturday night, Cassidy did not mention Trump’s name, but said the country is not about one individual. Louisiana’s outgoing US Senator added his loyalty is to voters and the Constitution.
For the second year in a row, Louisiana voters emphatically say no to all proposed constitutional amendments.
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Attorney General Liz Murrill announces that 60 registered sex offenders in the greater Baton Rouge area have been arrested as part of a major internet sex crimes operation. Murrill says these offenders violated sex offender registration laws by communicating with children through various apps…