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Election Day is Saturday. Here's what to know

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor ​ ​ ​

Election Day: Louisiana voters will choose the state's next attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state in a runoff that is expected to see low turnout. See what else is on state ballots. 


Parental leave: Earlier this month, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he would grant paid parental leave to state employees with children. But Gov.-elect Jeff Landry wonders whether the state can afford it, Meghan Friedmann reports. 


Landry and climate: Landry this week also called Edwards' plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 "destructive" to the state's economy, Finn reports. That and his appointment of a new Department of Environmental Quality chief sent a clear signal about how he will lead on climate issues. 

Political Buzz

Louisiana Black Caucus urges Legislature to quickly redraw state's congressional maps

Louisiana’s Legislative Black Caucus urged the state Legislature’s Republican leadership this week to swiftly call lawmakers into a special… Read more

Who is Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto? 5 things to know about Louisiana's new DEQ chief

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry on Wednesday announced that Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto will be the new head of Louisiana's Department of Environmen… Read more

 
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Numbers to Know

$7.6B: Raising Cane's Chicken Founder Todd Graves' net worth. It's more than: 

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Dan Cathy ($7.38B), chairman of Chick-fil-A, and his brother Bubba Cathy ($7.38B), also a Chick-fil-A executive

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Ann Kroenke ($7.38B), Walmart heiress

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Giorgio Armani ($6.64B), Italian fashion designer

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Mark Cuban ($6.37B), Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” star

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Gayle Benson ($6.1B), New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner 

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Graves is the richest person in Louisiana. 

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Source: Bloomberg, Forbes

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