Gov. Bobby Jindal

House speaker touring state

House Speaker Taylor Barras was visiting with legislators in Shreveport, Monroe and Alexandria last week and is now making his way around the southeastern corner of Louisiana holding similar meetings..

Edwards campaign expected to report $3.4M raised

Gov. John Bel Edwards raised roughly $3.4 million for his re-election campaign in 2016, his first year in office, and will soon report the total to the state Ethics Administration, according to a spokesperson for the Edwards campaign.