Legal sports betting is coming soon to most Louisiana parishes. Jeff Palermo has the story…
A Baton Rouge Judge sides against an effort by Attorney General Jeff Landry to block Governor Edwards from issuing new public health restrictions that are set to expire on Friday. Instead the AG and Edwards will have their cases heard in court next Thursday, lawsuits stemming from a Legislative petition that attempted to end the statewide public health emergency declaration.
It’ll be an intra-party battle for the open 5th congressional district seat that stretches from the northeast to Cenla and over to the Florida Parishes. The seat was vacated after Congressman Ralph Abraham announced his retirement but had an early favorite in Abraham’s hand-picked successor and former chief of staff Luke Letlow. Letlow raised about half a million dollars, an impressive haul for the 5th and secured 33 percent of the vote Tuesday.
Letlow laid out some of his priorities should he win December 5th…
His opponent is Alexandria lawmaker Lance Harris who secured just under 17 percent of the vote. Harris served as the State House Republican Majority Caucus Chair and says while he and Letlow may share similar conservative views he’s the candidate with the record of getting them into law.