While the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate are dominating the airwaves in the run-up to the runoff, both in terms of advertising and in headlines, there’s also a runoff for the Democratic nomination as well. Jamie Davis and Gary Crockett will square off on June 27th for the right to take on Julia Letlow or John Fleming in the November general election. Davis was the runaway top vote-getter in the primary, garnering 47-percent of the vote. He’s urging his supporters to get out the vote once again.
Cut 4 (12) “…once more again.”
Crockett, on the other hand, barely eked out second place, besting Nick Albares by just 284 votes to advance to the runoff. Crockett says his strategy is to get Albares’ supporters on his side.
Early voting for this election begins on Friday.
Louisiana ranks 48th for overall child well-being according to the 2026 KIDS Count Data book that was released today. Chief Data and Impact Officer for Agenda for Children, Theresa Falgoust, says the state must do more to improve children’s health and economic well-being, but there is a positive takeaway from this report and that is Louisiana’s child well-being score improved by 36 points between 2019 to 2024…
Cut 10 (07) “…for South Carolina”
Falgoust says Louisiana progressed in education, where its score improved by 83 points, more than any other state.
On July 1st, the University of New Orleans will move from the U-L System to the LSU system. Interim chancellor Jeanette Weiland…
Cut 13 (11) “…economic development impact”