Five candidates for Louisiana governor will be gathering next week for the state’s first major televised debate of the race.
saying that he saw little upside in joining his GOP rivals on stage last week, given his commanding lead in the polls.
State Treasurer John Schroder, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, concurred; “Running away from answering questions most pressing to voters is not the kind of leadership we need in Baton Rouge.” Landry, who is often in the spotlight over his involvement and staunch support of Louisiana laws including a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youths and near-total abortion ban, is one of seven serious candidates vying for the state’s top position in October. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, is unable to seek reelection due to term limits — opening a huge opportunity for Republicans to take control of the state’s highest office.
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