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Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has named two members to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, but not a replacement for the vacant chairperson position. Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) gestures during an address on state issues. Edwards has yet to name a chairperson to the Gaming Control Board. (Image: KPLC-TV) The governor appointed Ashley Anderson Taylor of Hammond to the nine-member board and reappointed Claude D. Jackson of Rodessa. Edwards announced the appointments Friday on his website. The board regulates gaming in Louisiana. Edwards has not appointed a replacement for former Chairman Mike Noel, who resigned June 9. If Noel had sought to remain on the board, a legislative committee likely would have questioned him about his role as a State Police official when Black motorist Ronald Greene was killed in 2019. Greene died after state troopers stunned, punched, and dragged him, ....
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The Advocate on political bills that could endanger Louisiana’s attempt at restarting tourism: With a shorter session designed to be focused on financial concerns, facing a pile of complex budget and taxation bills, why in the world would the Louisiana Legislature embark on a social-issues crusade? Politics, we suspect. Gov. John Bel Edwards wisely told lawmakers that the fiscal session ought not be distracted by national crusaders on the far right who want to make an issue of what does not appear to be a problem in Louisiana, transgender athletes in girls’ sports. ....