Find out where the candidates stand on the major issues and the next problem the governor will address first tonight on governors debate 2015; the runoff. Good evening, i am beth courtney. Thank you for joining us. We have a 40 year tradition of contributing to the democratic process and we continue that through the debate and other public forums. We welcome the entire audience this evening. Thank you. I am berry erwin, president of the council for better louisiana and thank you for joining us. Our debate features candidates in the runoff for louisiana governor. First state representative John Bel Edwards and state senator david vitter. Thank you for joining us. Kelly spires is one of the questioners and jeremy is here from editor and publish of lawpolitics. Com. Tonight we will dive into issues and topics of great importance to the citizens of louisiana. A drawing was held earlier to determine the order of questions and closing statements. The format is to encourage a dialogue between
The format is to encourage a dialogue between the candidates. We will talk about the governoring style of the candidates, element and second educati education, the budget and taxes, Workforce Development, health care, infrastructure, and issues related to each candidates campaign. Our panelist provide background on a topic and pose a question to start the conversation. Then candidates will have a turn to ask each other questions. The panelist ask followup questions to insure clarity and responsiveness in the answers. We will begin with exploring the governoring styles of the candidat candidates. Kelly starts it off. One of the two of you will be the next ceo of the state. What experience have you had in executive management . Mr. Vitter . I managed my Senate Office for several years and if you talk to folks who interact on a number of issues, particularly Louisiana Residents, they will say it is a responsive center office. I am handson. That is my style and different than jindel who ha
But resolved. The parkway as well as 295 just before exit 4 on the southbound side is also clear. And we are also problemfree around the beltway. Sky 9 giving us a live look of the beltway at 50 showing us how things are shaping up approaching the beltway. No issues this morning. The next traffic update in roughly 10 minutes and show you how the ride is shaping up on 95 and i66. Over to you. Topping the newscast, breaking news along k street in northwest. We have the latest on the deadly overnight stabbing. Reporter thats right. This happened in the mount Vernon Triangle area. Police found two men stabbed, one of them did not make it. This happened about 1 00 behind me here on k street. This is the 200 block of k street northwest. You can see police still on the scene but k street is open to traffic. And they seem to be focusing on the bridge. And now have been here all night. This happened about 1 00 a. A. M. Police found two men both with stab wound, one to the stomach and another wi
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