Governor Bobby Jindal will hold a fundraiser on January 17th to help rid Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser of $1-million in personal debt racked up during his failed bid for Lt. Governor.
It was a hard fought race and one of the candidates had to win and in this case it was sitting Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. However, the attack ads and general negative tone that was taken by Billy Nungesser had to have some impact on Mr. Dardenne...
One political analyst says election night wasn't very good for David Vitter. The Republican US Senator backed several candidates who lost on Saturday night including Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and outgoing House Speaker Jim Tucker.
Campaign finance reports filed today show incumbent Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne's campaign has roughly a half-million dollars in the bank, while his republican challenger, Billy Nungesser, has over a
million.
Scott Brazda sits down with Billy Nungesser to talk about his announcement to get into the lieutenant governor's race and his time as the Plaquemines Parish President.
Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish, announced his candidacy for Lt. Governor this morning at a press event in Belle Chasse.
He says, "Louisianians need a Lt. Governor who has real world experience creating jobs and a track record of standing up and doing what is best for our state," said Nungesser...