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Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy is the front-runner in the Dec. 10 runoff against Democrat Foster Campbell, a state utility regulator. The race has drawn donations from desperate Democrats around the country seeking a victory in their otherwise dismal election cycle.
We're 17 days out from the election, and while the main event seems like a foregone conclusion, the Senate is pretty much a nail-biter. Matt will have the Senate race rankings up tonight and we'll see the specifics, but first, a little context, and a race that no one is looking at, which may actually delay knowing who controls the Senate until 10 December.
Pictured from left to right are U.S. Senatorial candidates, John Fleming, John Neely Kennedy, Caroline Fayard, Foster Campbell and Charles Boustany Jr. during a forum at the campus of Louisiana Tech University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Pictured from left to right are U.S. Senatorial candidates, John Fleming, John Neely Kennedy, Caroline Fayard, Foster Campbell and Charles Boustany Jr. during a forum at the campus of Louisiana Tech University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.
The independent expenditure group that helped Republicans overtake the Louisiana Legislature under the leadership of outgoing U.S. Sen. David Vitter has been reborn. More than a dozen of the original board members from the Louisiana Committee For A Republican Majority have been reenlisted and collectively have pledged $1.5 million to spend on the 2019 election cycle.
Louisiana's worst-flooded parishes will receive more than 87 percent of $500 million that Congress allocated for housing repairs, HUD announced Thursday . when the federal government announced the Pelican State would receive more than 87 percent of that first tranche of community development block grants.
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against the author and publisher of a book that alleges the Republican congressman was involved with prostitutes who were later killed. The lawsuit claims author Ethan Brown and Simon & Schuster , which published Brown 's book "Murder in the Bayou," have made statements that "were known to be false when made or were made with malicious intent and reckless disregard for the truth."
Governor John Bel Edwards meets with Cynthia Trahan, outside of her flood damaged home, during his tour of Derby Heights subdivision on Thursday, September 1, 2016, in Lafayette. Governor John Bel Edwards meets with Cynthia Trahan, outside of her flood damaged home, during his tour of Derby Heights subdivision on Thursday, September 1, 2016, in Lafayette.
For a state accustomed to explosive sex scandals, the one dominating a U.S. Senate race here simmered for a long time before boiling over into public view last week. In a new book, " Murder in the Bayou ," author Ethan Brown cites multiple anonymous sources who claim that Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., a top Republican candidate for the Senate race, had been the client of three prostitutes who were later murdered.
Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ -- John Bel Edwards get a hug from his wife, Donna, after at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans, La. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, after defeating David Vitter to become governor of Louisiana.
In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file aerial photo, a boat motors between flooded homes after heavy rains inundating the region, in Hammond, La. Eleven years ago, Hurricane Katrina exposed huge gaps in the disaster response plans of Louisiana and the nation.
The juxtaposition of drumbeats and chants of "No justice, no peace" filled the air on Saturday afternoon as hundreds marched toward Jackson Square in New Orleans in an act of protest against four monuments honoring Civil War era figures . Take 'Em Down NOLA arrived at Jackson Square at 2:17 p.m., where a horse-mounted New Orleans Police patrol blocked access to the Andrew Jackson monument.
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard points out the water height while talking about the flood damage to the Livingston Parish Detention Center Wednesday August 31, 2016. In a deeply partisan presidential campaign season, a natural disaster has reminded Louisiana residents that in times of crisis, petty party politics should have no place in relief and recovery.
A U.S. senator says the Federal Emergency Management will provide Louisiana with $6.8 million to fund crisis counseling for flood victims. Sen. David Vitter's office announced the grant in a news release Wednesday.
A bus full of construction workers, seen, hit a firetruck on an elevate... . Part of the guard rail shows some damage near a bus after a deadly crash on Interstate 10 near Laplace, La., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016.
President Barack Obama arrived Tuesday in flood-ravaged southern Louisiana for a visit aimed at promising support to thousands of beleaguered flood victims and stemming campaign-season criticism that he's been slow to respond to their plight. Obama was met at the Baton Rouge airport by a bipartisan group of officials, including Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, and Lt.
U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced last year he will not be seeking re-election, opening up a free-for-all to replace him. as a dozen candidates signed up in Baton Rouge to replace retiring Sen. David Vitter , R-La.
Illinois' U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was the only Republican to vote "No" on Louisiana Senator David Vitter' s proposal known as "Kate's Law," earlier this week. Illinois' other Senator Dick Durbin also voted "No," effectively blocking the bill the 60 votes needed for the bill move forward.
President Obama's pick to lead the federal personnel office won't get a vote until the Congress cancels its special access to Obamacare health plans, Sen. David Vitter said Wednesday in a rebuke of his colleagues from the chamber floor. Mr. Vitter , the Louisiana Republican who is retiring at the end of this year, is using his senatorial privileges to put a hold on Beth Cobert 's nomination as director the Office of Personnel Management .
The additional allocation approved Friday means Congress has dedicated between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion, including an initial $438 million in disaster relief funds, for Louisiana's long-term rebuilding. Still, that's short of the at least $2.6 billion requested.