Edwards wins governor´s race, Ardoin secretary of state
(World News USA)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana voters settled the nation´s last 2019 gubernatorial contest Saturday, giving the Deep South´s only Democratic governor a second term, rather than replacing him with a Republican businessman favored by President Donald Trump. Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards overcame a strong challenge from Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, who had hoped Trump´s coattails would help him secure a victory in the crimson state where the president remains popular. Also on the ballot was a rematch for Louisiana secretary of state, plus 29 legislative races and the competition to fill a vacant state Supreme Court...