Secretary of State Tom Schedler expects voter turnout to be low for tomorrow’s election. Michelle Southern has more…
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President-elect Donald Trump laid out the agenda for his presidency during a speech in front of supporters in Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The election cycle finally comes to an end tomorrow in Louisiana, and voter turnout is expected to be much lower than in November. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says early voter turnout was much lower for the runoff than it was in the general election.
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Schedler expects an overall voter turnout around 30-percent for Saturday’s election. He says voter fatigue has hit, and now people are more worried about getting ready for the holidays.
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Schedler says there are 156 propositions across 44 parishes up for vote, and the US Senate race will be on the ballot statewide. He says while many parishes will only have one item on the ballot, some precincts still have heated races.
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Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center finds Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Kennedy continues to have a huge lead over Democrat Foster Campbell in Saturday’s election. UNO Pollster Ed Chervenak says 62-percent of the 776 respondents favored Kennedy while 33-percent supported Campbell.
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Since the November election, Campbell has trailed Kennedy by double digits in all the polls that have been published. Chervenak says Campbell has been hurt by the lack of strong support within the Democratic Party.
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New audio has been released of a conversation between Capt. Clay Higgins and his ex-wife in which the 3rd Congressional District candidate suggested winning the election would help him pay child support. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says it’s clear Higgins didn’t know the phone conversation was recorded, so hard to say how this impacts the election.
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Higgins reportedly owes more than $100-thousand in child support to ex-wife Rosemary Rothkamm-Hambrice. Cross says Higgins’ personal issues that have been arising throughout the campaign are problems that the public can relate to.
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In the latest poll from the Trafalgar Group, Higgins leads Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle 49-46 percent. Cross says one thing that may give Angelle some hope is that the voters who turn out for this runoff are different than those who voted in the Presidential election
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With the state facing another year of budget problems, Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s time to create a tax structure that’s fair and predictable and able to pay for state services. Lawmakers learned earlier this week that the state has a budget deficit that’s grown to 600-million dollars and Edwards says there’s one area of the tax code he would like to fix…
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Earlier this year the legislature approved 1.5 billion dollars in tax increases to help fill a huge budget gap when Edwards walked into office. But Edwards says that wasn’t enough to prevent cuts to government services and Louisiana residents deserve more…
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President-elect Donald Trump was in Baton Rouge Friday afternoon to support Republican John Kennedy in the US Senate race. Mr. Trump says Kennedy has worked hard for Louisianans over the years.
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Mr. Trump encouraged everyone to hit the polls on Election Day. He told supporters at the rally, if they go vote, Kennedy will win, but if they don’t, he will not. Mr. Trump says he needs Kennedy in Washington to help accomplish their agenda, including protecting the southern border.
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Democrat Foster Campbell spent Friday meeting with reporters in Baton Rouge and then had campaign stops in Alexandria and Lake Charles. He says his record speaks for itself.
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Campbell says Kennedy has been back and forth on both sides of the issues for his whole career. He adds that he’s been consistent.
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