Secretary of State Tom Schedler expects voter turnout to be low for today’s election. Michelle Southern has more…
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After meeting the President-elect Donald Trump in Baton Rouge yesterday, Governor John Bel Edwards was able to give him an update on the recovery efforts after the August flooding since his last visit. Edwards says they discussed what Louisiana needs in order to rebuild. He says the future president will play a pivotal role in helping the state receive additional funds of relief. The two agreed to meet again after Trump is inaugurated.

 
A new poll from the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center finds Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Kennedy continues to have a big lead over Democrat Foster Campbell in today’s election. UNO Pollster Ed Chervenak says out of 776 respondents, 62-percent of favored Kennedy while 33-percent supported Campbell.
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Audio has been released of a conversation between 3rd Congressional District candidate Capt. Clay Higgins and his ex-wife, where Higgins suggested winning the election would help him pay child support. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says it’s obvious Higgins didn’t know the phone conversation was being recorded so it’s hard to say how it impacts the election.
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