Governor Bobby Jindal is on the road again. Jindal is heading to two key presidential campaign states, New Hampshire and Iowa, starting today. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says even if Jindal does run for President and doesn’t win the Republican nomination, he still has options…:
CUT 8 (07) “for him”
Jindal has previously said he wouldn’t announce a presidential bid until after the November elections.

US-Senator David Vitter is happy to see Attorney General Eric Holder stepping down. He says it’s welcome news as no AG in the nation’s history has attacked Louisiana more than Holder. Vitter says he’s proud to have voted against Holder’s Senate confirmation..:
CUT 12 (08) “wish I hadn’t been”
Holder says he’ll stay in office until his successor is in place.

New Orleans Senator JP Morrell leads a new study commission trying to determine how much Louisiana agencies spend on the death penalty. Morrell, a Democrat, says the idea came to mind when the current combination of drugs used for lethal injection became unavailable and seeing what happened in other states…:
CUT 13 (14) “unusual punishment”
He says all avenues of saving money in Louisiana’s troubled budget should be considered.

Leesville may be the next city in Louisiana to consider allowing the sale of alcohol on Sunday. Officials say they want to do extensive research first but bar owners are calling on the City Council to change the ordinance banning alcohol sales there between 2am Sunday and 8am Monday because it’s hurting their business.