Governor John Bel Edwards says in the wake of the fatal ambush on Baton Rouge Police officers and the shooting of Alton Sterling during a confrontation with cops — it’s clear that changes need to be made somewhere. He says those conversations are already getting started…:
CUT 2 (13) “law enforcement” 2x
He says right now we must turn away from violence and hatred and instead turn to peace and love.

With Donald Trump set to accept the Republican presidential nomination tonight, who could be considered the face of the Republican Party in Louisiana? Our governor is a Democrat and David Vitter is soon to leave office. ULM political science professor Dr. John Sutherlin says Attorney General Jeff Landry has been one of the more vocal conservatives…:
CUT 15 (10) “the state”
He says the winner of this fall’s US Senate election could be the next Republican leader.

The three big Republican names — State Treasurer John Kennedy and Congressmen Charles Boustany & John Fleming, were among the 15 candidates who have qualified so far for the US Senate race. Kennedy, says he wants business to grow in the private sector…:
CUT 5 (09) “work for”
Boustany is confident he’ll be elected…:
CUT 7 (08) “we have”
Fleming he has the most conservative voting record in our delegation and clearly budget reform is what the country needs…:
CUT 9 (09) “to explode”
Qualifying ends tomorrow.

The Governor’s office is hosting a blood drive today in honor of the three law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the ambush in Baton Rouge on Sunday The donation bus will be outside the State Capitol until 2:30 pm.