President Donald Trump will make his case for a U-S Mexico border wall with a speech from the Oval Office tonight. The President says building the wall would make America safer, but New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond says utilizing modern methods, like those called for by the US Department of Homeland Security, would be a better border plan.
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After rising through the ranks for 28 years in the New Orleans Police Department, Superintendent Michael Harrison is leaving for Baltimore to take the reins as its Police Commissioner. New Orleans only recorded 146 murders in 2018, the lowest number of murders since 1971. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Harrison’s departure is a loss for the city but…
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says plans to announce a replacement soon.

Governor John Bel Edwards re-election campaign announces it has 8-point-three million dollars in the bank after raising three-point-eight million dollars during 2018. The campaign says 87-percent of the money came from in-state donors. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards will remain hot on the campaign fundraising trail…
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One of Edwards’ announced challengers, Eddie Rispone’s gubernatorial campaign says the Baton Rouge Republican has 5.5 million dollars in his campaign account. No word yet from the other Republican challenger Ralph Abraham.

Meanwhile, Governor Edwards is asking Louisiana residents to support the Marksville families who lost five children in a fiery crash in north Florida last week…
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Funeral arrangements for the children are pending.