Governor’s race finance reports are out and Governor Edwards has 9.6 million cash on hand, while Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Abraham have 9.8 and 1.3 million dollars respectively. Congressman Ralph Abraham, the leading Republican in the so far limited polling available, raised 800,000 dollars during the most recent fundraising period. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says he’s picking up steam, but…
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Edwards is the only candidate so far to run statewide TV ads.
The Bonnet Carre Spillway will remain open longer than officials hoped because of Hurricane-slash-Tropical Storm Barry. Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ricky Boyett says they aren’t concerned that the additional water will put any of the levee system in danger.
A 60-year-old East Feliciana Parish man is arrested for a second time in less than four months for negligent homicide. The pedestrian who died on Monday has been identified as Ricky Pourciau. State Trooper Taylor Scrantz says Euggino fled the scene after the crash but was later located at a local business. A breath test has ruled out the possibility of alcohol involvement.
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Scrantz says it is rare for anyone to be arrested twice for vehicular homicide in such a short amount of time.
Governor Edwards is praising the state’s level of readiness in the face of Barry but wants to remind folks that “This is just the beginning of Hurricane Season, and we have a long way to go.” Edwards says one thing that really inspired confidence for the next storm was how well the state’s levee systems held up. He says not a single levee was breached, with only a few even being overtopped.