Early voting in the state is underway Saturday for the presidential primary election. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says only registered Republicans can vote in the GOP primary and even though Joe Biden is expected to accept the nomination in August, registered Democrats can select between the 14 candidates up for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Early voting has been extended to 13 days in hopes of reducing large congregations at the polls due to COVID-19.
Governor John Bel Edwards is encouraging Louisiana residents to be counted as part of the 2020 census. There are three ways to participate: online, by phone, or by mail. Edwards says the state’s response rate is lagging.
Cut 10 (11) “…the deep south.”
For more information visit My2020Census.gov
The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approves a resolution to remove Troy Middleton’s name from the school’s library due to the namesake’s vocal support for segregation. The name was removed from the outside of the library by workers on Friday afternoon. Former lawmaker Woody Jenkins spoke on behalf of the Middleton family, who opposes the decision. Jenkins called Middleton an American World War One and Two war hero.
But Governor Edwards, a former Army paratrooper, says that is no excuse for Middleton’s views on race.
The library was named for Middleton in 1978 after his death.