By james art Early voting ended Tuesday in Louisiana, and voters in the Bayou State broke all kinds of records. WRKF’s Capital Access Reporter Brooke Torrington talk to Joel Watson, director of communications for the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office on what early voting statistics can and can’t tell us.
With the November election just days away, East Baton Rouge Parish residents are deciding who they want to be their mayor-president. Earlier this week we heard from the President-in-Office, Sharon Weston Broome, and the best republican candidate, Sid Edwards. Today we’re talking to the Democratic Party contender Ted James.
James is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and served as a regional administrator for the US Small Business Administration. He joins us to discuss why he joined the race, his top priorities if elected, and the recent scandal surrounding an ad run by Weston-Broom’s campaign.
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