The Electoral College is set to meet today at the State Capitol to formally elect Donald Trump for president. Republican electors, like Scott Wilfong from Louisiana, says they’ve gotten emails, calls, and letters urging them not to support Mr. Trump. Wilfong says some may be swayed…:
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A joint session of Congress is scheduled for Jan. 6 to certify the results of the Electoral College vote.

US Senator David Vitter is in the final days of his term, so what’s next for the Republican lawmaker from Jefferson Parish. Vitter says he cannot negoitate potential jobs while in office, but he has an idea of what he’d like to do after he leaves Washington…
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Vitter has served in Congress since 1999.

Could we see another special session in the near future to address the state’s fiscal problems? Political analyst and pollster Bernie Pinsonat says another session to raise revenues would not be popular among voters. Pinsonat says many residents believe state spending is already too high, which was evident when Senator-elect John Kennedy won by a landslide earlier this month…
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La-politics-dot-com is reporting that a source within the Edwards administration says a special session is a possibility.

Meanwhile, Governor John Bel Edwards is heading to Tensas Parish later today to attend a community meeting with residents of St. Joseph, who have been advised to drink bottle water after tests revealed that lead and copper were found in the public drinking system. St. Joseph residents have complained about poor drinking water for years, because it’s been poorly maintained and deteriorating.