Today is a big political day of announcements in Louisiana. Youtube sensation and law enforcement officer, Captain Clay Higgins, is expected to announce tonight he will run for political office. It’s reported the Cajun John Wayne has his eye on Congress and UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross thinks it’ll be the seat being vacated by Senator David Vitter…:
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Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is also holding a news conference today regardingt he US Senate, and Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden is expected to make it official today he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat.

Governor John Bel Edwards second call in show, “Ask the Governor,” will be held today beginning at 2:06 pm. You can hear it on LRN stations statewide and also stream online at louisainaradionetwork.com. This month he will be joined by Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Rebekah Gee to discuss Medicaid expansion and talk with listeners about health and other important issues of concern.

Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Kizzy Payton says the Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, when people can but things like generators without paying sales taxes, is not going to happen at the end of May this year…:
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She says this is one of the result of the previous special session.

A new study by LSU, UCLA and NASA finds New Orleans and surrounding cities are sinking at high rates because of natural and human processes. Lead Scientist Dr. Cathleen Jones says they used hot spot radar to determine which areas were sinking the fastest. She says Norco and Michoud are sinking at a rate of two inches a year…:
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Jones says these new numbers can help with flood modeling and prevention.