Voters are wrapped around the Secretary of State’s office for the first day of early voting. Matt Doyle spoke with a few of them as they waited in the chilly weather.
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was the victim of an attempted auto theft last Saturday. Police say the incident happened in Uptown when a man barged in and apparently tried to steal the vehicle with Benson inside. Benson was reportedly shaken but unharmed.
Legislators are under fire for passing a $22.6 million dollar bill full of 113 construction projects that some say is old-school pork-barrel legislation. HB 39 contained items like lighthouse improvements in Madisonville, construction of a sports complex in Central, and other items. Public Affairs Research Council head Robert Travis Scott says it’s disappointing…
Campaign finance reports indicate U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has raised as much money in the last quarter as his main Democratic challenger, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins. UL-Lafayette Poli-Sci Professor Pierson Cross says if Perkins can force Cassidy into a run-off, it greatly increases his chances of more campaign contributions.
Cut 7 (09) “…national recognition”
Cassidy’s war chest however is much larger.