Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry says there’s no doubt that if he runs for governor next year, he’ll beat John Bel Edwards, and you can tell him that. That’s from an interview with USA Today Network’s Greg Hilburn, where the AG said he’s receiving a lot of encouragment to run for governor in 2019. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there’s nothing subtle about Landry’s statements.
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Republican US Senator John Kennedy and GOP Congressman Ralph Abraham have also talked about running for governor, but no official announcements from them.

Governor Edwards’ chief of staff, Richard Carbo, says Edwards is focused on doing his job and more people are working in Lousiaina than ever before, the state’s economy is growing and Medicaid expansion is saving lives and creating jobs.

Entergy says they are done paying off the debt from the repairs that were needed after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Connor Ferrill has the story…
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Attorney Don Cazayoux says he wants answers on why his client was shot during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge on July 10th. The State Trooper who shot the 19-year-old claims the young man was charging her, but Cazayoux says how can that be when his client was shot in the back and now faces a long recovery….
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State Police say the shooting remains under investigation.