U.S. Senator John Kennedy spoke at the Baton Rouge Press Club and during the address, he gave his thoughts on the current state of the Governor’s race. Kennedy says he’s spoken with President Trump about the election but did not disclose many details…
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Kennedy says he likes the Republican challengers, Eddie Rispone and Ralph Abraham, and predicts one of them will break out and be a tough opponent for Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards.

Four mayors from Louisiana are returning from the U-S Conference of Mayors gathering in Hawaii. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo says climate change was a major topic….
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The U-S Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution calling on Congress to pass legislation that imposes a price on carbon emissions sufficient enough to reduce emissions in line with ambitions detailed in the Paris Agreement. Mayors from New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge were also at the conference.

Former Marksville deputy marshal Norris Greenhouse is out of jail after serving less than two years of a seven-year prison sentence for his role in the 2015 fatal shooting of six-year-old Jeremy Mardis. Greenhouse was convicted of negligent homicide and malfeasance in office. The Department of Corrections says Greenhouse’s time was reduced after participating in prison programs and earning an associate degree. He also received credit for time served.

Next year, alligator snapping turtles could be declared as endangered or threatened, but biologists with the LDWF are working to reduce the need for that classification. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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