Early voting has begun in Louisiana at select locations. Early voting stations are open 8 AM to 7 PM Monday through Saturday. The lines may look long when you show up, and the pandemic has slowed down the process a good bit and keep in mind you need to wear a mask while in line or you could get an earful like this voter did yesterday at the State Archives Building in Baton Rouge…
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Senator Bill Cassidy and Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins tied in fundraising for the last quarter of the Senate race, but UL-Lafayette Poli-Sci Professor Pierson Cross says Cassidy’s warchest is much bigger and Perkins only reports having 680,000 on hand…
Cassidy reported having $4.57 million on hand as of September 30th, greatly outspending his opponents.
There’s some controversy over 22 million dollars for 113 projects approved in a supplemental budget bill by the Legislature. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott blasted it as old-school pet project legislation that covers items like lighthouse refurbishment, park beautification, and sports complex construction at a time when the state budget has been crushed by COVID…
House Appropriations Chair Jerome Zeringue says those criticisms are not accurate and the bill funds crucial services.
Zeringue also highlighted the bill sends millions of dollars in funding to various entities to help them pay for their COVID response, and three million dollars to help address public defenders’ current budget woes.