There are two Congressional races that are still undecided in Louisiana as the fifth and sixth districts will have runoffs. Joe Gallinaro has the story…
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First Lady Melania Trump will be in attendance for the LSU-Alabama game on Saturday. Trump is visiting Baton Rouge to announce a five-million-dollar permanent endowment fund supporting Fostering The Future scholarships for LSU students who experienced foster care. She will make the announcement on campus on Saturday before the Tigers and Crimson Tide kick off at 2:30.
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton is not expected to run for House Minority Leader after the Democrats took control of Congress in the midterms. Johnson rose from state representative to Speaker in just eight years, serving the shortest tenure of any House member elected Speaker since 1883. LSU Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says he led his party through a tumultuous era of politics.
Sadow says Louisiana Republican Congressman Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish has the best shot of becoming House Minority Leader.
New Orleans Democratic Representative Troy Carter says President Donald Trump’s failed policies and empty promises are why Democrats regained the majority.