For more than a decade, Connie Bernard has served East Baton Rouge Parish District 8 on the school board. After 12 years of service, she is not seeking re-election leaving the seat open for grabs.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is endorsing Jeff Landry while the Times Picayune announces they will endorse Waguespack for governor.
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Residents in West Baton Rouge Parish will get a chance to elect a new sheriff for the first time in over 20 years.
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For the first time in two decades there will be a new Parish President in West Baton Rouge Parish. The current Parish President Riley Berthelot will not be seeking reelection come October.
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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said he is supporting a bill introduced by Republican Senator Mitt Romney to raise the federal minimum wage to $11 over the next four years.
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A poll conducted by Gray Media and Mason-Dixon Polling Strategy shows more people have no idea who the other candidates are than those that do.
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It was a big day for Stephen Waguespack (R) and his supporters on Thursday last week showing off their Wag swag, when he officially qualified for governor.