President-elect Donald Trump was in Baton Rouge Friday afternoon to support Republican John Kennedy in the US Senate race. Mr. Trump says Kennedy has worked hard for Louisianans over the years.

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Democrat Foster Campbell spent Friday meeting with reporters in Baton Rouge and then had campaign stops in Alexandria and Lake Charles.  He says his record speaks for itself.

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Governor John Bel Edwards met with the president-elect before the rally in Baton Rouge and updated him on flood recovery efforts in Louisiana. He says they plan to meet again after the inauguration to discuss the issue more in detail.

With the state facing another year of budget problems, Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s time to create a tax structure that’s fair and predictable and able to pay for state services. Edwards says there’s one area of the tax code he would like to fix.

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Lawmakers learned earlier this week that the state has a budget deficit that’s grown to 600-million dollars.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler is expecting an overall voter turnout around 30-percent for Saturday’s election. Schedler says voter fatigue has hit and now people are more worried about getting ready for the holidays.

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Schedler says there are 156 local tax propositions across 44 parishes. He adds that the US Senate race will be on every ballot in the state.