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CEO of powerful Louisiana business group runs for governor
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Thu,03/09/23-4:36PM , 75 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The head of one of Louisiana’s most powerful business groups, Stephen Waguespack, announced Thursday he will run for governor in October.
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U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2022. Graves, who was long considered a possible candidate for Louisiana governor in 2023 announced Tuesday, March 7, 2023, that he would not run for the position. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

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Louisiana congressman won't run in 2023 governor election
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Tue,03/07/23-12:35PM , 483 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's gubernatorial ballot continues to take shape with a rumored candidate opting out and others considering the possibility of a bid, with just seven months to go until the charged election.
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Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson, left, speaks about proposed surplus spending on roadwork as Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards listens, March 28, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. Wilson, who retired from his state DOTD position last week, announced Monday, March 6, 2023, that he is running for Louisiana governor in October as a Democrat. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

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First prominent Democrat enters race for Louisiana governor
By SARA CLINE - The Associated Press
Mon,03/06/23-10:42AM , 74 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With just seven months until Louisiana's election for governor, Shawn Wilson officially entered the gubernatorial race Monday, becoming the first prominent Democrat to seek the seat later this year.
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A foliage-draped cross, flowers and signs with the writing washed away by rain mark a spot on Burbank Drive near where Madison Brooks, the 19-year-old LSU sophomore who was allegedly raped in the back of a car before being dropped off in a nearby neighborhood, was fatally struck by a car on Burbank Drive about an hour later, around 2:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023, authorities said. She had been drinking at Reggie's bar in Baton Rouge, La., before the incident, and deputies said Brooks had a blood-alcohol level of .319, nearly four times the legal limit to drive and enough to give someone alcohol poisoning and render them unconscious. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)

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Teen charged in rape case of LSU student later killed by car
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Thu,02/23/23-5:12PM , 171 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A teenager has been charged as an adult in the case of Madison Brooks, a Louisiana State University student who was allegedly raped then left on the side of a road where she was struck and killed by a car.
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