New campaign fundraising figures show incumbent Senator John Kennedy leads the field, far and away. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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The Louisiana Senate voted against holding an override veto session which cancels the session that was scheduled to start on Saturday. Jeff Palermo has more….
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LSU football continued its hot streak today of receiving verbal pledges from high school prospects. Liberty Magnet High running back Kaleb Jackson of Baton Rouge announced his commitment to the Tigers today. Jerit Roser of Tiger-details-dot-com says Jackson is five-foot-eleven, 215 pounds
LSU’s 2023 recruiting class now features two talented running backs from Louisiana. Trey Holly from Union Parish is another four-star back. Roser says the two ball carriers should complement each other well…
Since the start of July, LSU has received a series of verbal commitments. Roser says the Tigers 2023 recruiting class is now ranked in the Top Ten…
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of former four-term governor Edwin Edwards. The silver fox passed away at the age of 94 from respiratory complications. Trina Edwards was Edwards’ third wife and married to him at the time of his death. She explained to Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana what attracted her to one of the state’s most colorful politicians
Trina Edwards and Edwin Edwards had a child together as Eli is set to turn nine-years-old on August 1st. Trina told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana that Edwin’s last spoken words were to him…
The 43-year-old Trina Edwards has a new love of her life as she’s been dating former Louisiana House Speaker and Senate President John Alario, and told Jim Engster of Talk Louisiana she would marry him if the 78-year-old asked her.
The two have been dating for the last six months.
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With qualifying for fall federal mid-term elections starting next week, incumbent Senator John Kennedy easily leads in fundraising. Kennedy reports raising another $5.6-million in the 2nd Quarter, and has almost $16-million cash-on-hand for his campaign. U.L.-Monroe political science professor Joshua Stockley says this comes as no surprise…:
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Stockley says a lot can happen between now and November, but he Kennedy has a distinct advantage. So far, Democrat challengers are Baton Rouge activist and blogger Gary Chambers, Rapides Parish airline pilot Luke Mixon and New Orleans area non-profit director Syrita Steib (pronounce: ser-EET-uh stEYEb). They have raised only a little over $2-million between the three. Stockley says fundraising is tough when running against a popular incumbent like Kennedy…:
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So far, Kennedy has raised a total of over $28-million for his re-election; with about $16-million cash-on-hand.
One possible challenger to Kennedy from within his party would be Baton Rouge area Reverend Tony Spell, the man who flouted the Governor’s orders to stop church services during the pandemic, was arrested and jailed for it and eventually exonerated of any wrongdoing. Stockley says he doubts Spell poses a threat to Kennedy’s hopes for another term…:
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There will not be an override veto session as a majority of state senators voted to cancel the session, which was scheduled to begin on Saturday. Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland pushed for a veto session. He says many of the 27 bills the governor vetoed received super majority support by the Legislature…
McFarland says he’s most disappointed with the governor’s vetoes over the Education Savings Accounts bills that set up a way to provide more school options for disabled and special education students
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McFarland says he’s also disappointed with the vetoes on bills pertaining to criminal justice reform and religious freedom.
Twenty-five of the state’s 38 senators voted against an override session, which was the majority vote needed to cancel the session. Some state senators called it a waste of taxpayer dollars. McFarland says he heard from other senators who had other plans…