Talk Louisiana

Friday, January 18th: Mark Ballard, Loren Scott

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Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chief for the Advocate, assesses a major vote against Exxon-Mobil last night by the EBR Parish School Board and the latest on the 2019 governor’s election. Dr. Loren Scott, longtime LSU economist, looks at how the Trump tariffs are affecting Louisiana and defends the state’s decision to not raise its minimum wage. 

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Mark Ballard on ITEP/2019 gov's race

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