This Fall, Republicans are expected to win every statewide elected post, except governor which remains undecided. There are Democrats on the ballot in the race for Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Ag Commissioner, but they lack name recognition. There’s criticism the party failed to find competitive candidates to take on any of the statewide GOP incumbents. Louisiana Democratic Party executive director Stephen Handwerk disagrees
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A State Police Trooper suffered minor injuries after being dragged across the roadway during a traffic stop in West Baton Rouge Parish. L-S-P arrested 39-year-old Darrel Ray Smith Junior of Livingston. State Police say Smith tried to speed away after methamphetamines were found in his vehicle and the trooper was trapped in the driver’s side door jamb.

Superintendent of Education John White receives a favorable rating from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for the seventh year in a row. White says one of his accomplishments is helping to get 5,000 more students eligible for TOPS than in 2012 the year that he started
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The state’s high school graduation rate has also surpassed 80-percent for the first time in history.

State Police has a new facebook page for recruiting as they begin the process of finding cadets to take part in their 100th training cadet class. Sergeant Melissa Matey…
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The Facebook Page is Louisiana State Police recruiting.