Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning where he praised Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for their “helpful” visit to his flood-ravaged state on Friday. Trump donated $100,000 and a tractor-trailer load of relief supplies in addition to visiting flood victims with Pence. Edwards also spoke... 

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has flouted the advice of his own attorney general and scores of legal scholars by signing a bill which blocks a levee board’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies, who are accused of destroying the state’s coast. “This bill will help stop frivolous lawsuits and create a more fair and predictable legal environment, and I am proud to sign it into law,”...