It's official: Landry is governor

Brings conservative agenda to capitol

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and how wife, Sharon, wave as they walk down the capitol steps on Sunday for the inauguration ceremony.(Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

By Harlan Kirgan The Eunice News BATON ROUGE — A weather-driven change in inauguration plans moving the inauguration of Republican Jeff Landry as 57th governor of Louisiana from Monday to Sunday suggests the direction of his administration. The staunch conservative with a small-town upbringing in St. Martinville will lead a state government dominated by mostly like-minded Republicans. Ever...

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