Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone says he’s disgusted by a radio ad that links him and President Trump to former KKK leader David Duke. Rispone blames Governor Edwards for what he calls a dirty campaign ad….
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But the Edwards campaign says they are not responsible for the ad. The Black Organization for Leadership Development produced the ad and BOLD operations chief Jay Banks says Rispone and Duke are peas in a pod…
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A door-hanger has also been circulated in New Orleans that shows Rispone, Trump, and Duke on the flyer.

President Trump will be in Monroe tomorrow night for a campaign rally for Rispone. There’s also a report that the President will hold another rally in Shreveport-Bossier City next week.

Polls show GOP gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone trailing Governor John Bel Edwards by a small margin as we approach the November 16th election. UL Lafayette poli sci professor Pearson Cross expects Rispone to keep calling Edwards a tax and spend liberal…
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Edwards says taxes needed to be raised in order to lift the state out of a huge budget deficit left behind by former Republican Governor Bobby Jindal.

The attorney for the whistleblower who came forward about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and an alleged quid pro quo says his client is willing to answer questions in writing. Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins says there’s a way to question the whistleblower in person and keep that person in anonymity. Higgins in the meantime is calling for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to release the full transcripts from the impeachment inquiry depositions…
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