by Lou Gehrig Burnett, Publisher of Fax-Net

Keeping up with AG Landry?
 It’s no secret that Attorney General Jeff Landry has his eyes set on the governor’s office (Read: Senator Kennedy jockeying for governor run with Governor Edwards, reform slam?)

by Lou Gehrig Burnett, publisher of Fax-Net

Gov. John Bell Edwards did not take kindly to criticism of the state’s Justice Reinvestment Act by Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy.
The senator’s comments that he didn’t think the state Corrections Department can handle implementation of the act came at a most inopportune time.  The governor and a bipartisan delegation were in Washington to meet with legislators and the White House about the innovative program.

    Saturday, November 18 is election day for those few dedicated souls who will bother to go to the polls and vote.
    The only statewide race on the ballot is the special election for state treasurer.  There will be a smattering of local elections, such as for mayor of New Orleans and the Caddo Commission.
    The special election for state treasurer is to replace John Kennedy, who was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Ranking for governor, senators

 The annual rankings of governors and members of Congress by POLITICO/Morning Consult is out, and it shows Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards with a 53% job approval rating.

Edwards calls GOP ‘obstructionists’

    Gov. John Bel Edwards did not mince words over the actions of some GOP House members who are members of the Joint Budget Committee.
    The Committee last week blocked lucrative contract extensions sought by Edwards for the managed-care companies that coordinate services for 1.5 million Medicaid patients in Louisiana.

How religious is Louisiana?

    Across America, states and regions differ in terms of their cultures, foods, and accents.  But one of the biggest distinguishing features is how religion impacts the people of each place.
    But while religion is widespread across the country, the importance of religion in people’s lives varies greatly from state to state.

    Some 1,400 inmates serving time for non- violent, non-sex offenses will be released from Louisiana state prisons earlier than expected on November 1.
    It’s the result of the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Package, which Gov. John Bel Edwards and a group of bipartisan legislators passed in the 2017 Legislature.

by Lou Gehrig Burnett, Publisher of Fax-Net
Runoff for State Treasurer
    As expected, the lone Democrat in the race for State Treasurer – Derrick Edwards – finished first in the field of six candidates.  He garnered 31% of the vote in the primary on Saturday.