A statewide poll from JMC Analytics shows despite a 42 percent national approval rating for President Donald Trump, Louisianans are still on board, as 56 percent of those surveyed approve of his administration. Pollster John Couvillion says “never Trump Republicans” never caught on in the Bayou State.
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The poll also indicates the president has strong support amongst white Democrats and independents.
But Couvillion says there’s two cities that just never bought in.
Results were also released for an early peak at the Secretary of State’s race, where Representative Leger, who’s made headlines in the most recent special session is polling in single digits, alongside Representative Stokes, who could be heard shouting at Representative Seabuagh during his dramatic last second filibuster Monday night.
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In a letter sent to Governor Edwards, US Senator John Kennedy expressed his concern over what he called an “inexcusable waste of taxpayer funds at the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.” Kevin Barnhart has more…
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Governor Edwards used his veto pen to take out 40 projects contained in the state’s three-point-six billion dollar construction spending plan. Most of the projects are in parishes represented by Republicans, who have voted against his tax plans. This comes just a day after Edwards vetoed a gas station bill that would have benefitted GOP House Chairman Lance Harris’ personal businesses.