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— SUPREME COURT CHALLENGE: Elisa Knowles Collins, a resident of the newly created state Supreme Court District 2, has challenged the eligibility of two of the three candidates running for the majority-minority seat. The suit alleges that Leslie Chambers doesn’t live in the district and failed to file state income taxes in at least one of the past five years, while claiming Marcus Hunter did not file income taxes in 2021 or 2022 and has so far failed to file them for 2023. If the suit is successful against both, John Michael Guidry could be left as the lone qualified candidate.
— HIRED: Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome has hired M.E. Cormier as campaign manager for her re-elect bid. Cormier previously headed the Better Together/One Baton Rouge effort.
— CANCELED: Wednesday’s scheduled meeting of the Comite River Diversion Canal/Amite River Basin Task Force has been called off.
— THE WEEK AHEAD: The Council on Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement and the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council both are scheduled to meet today at 9 a.m., with the former meeting at Louisiana Municipal Association headquarters. The Occupational Licensing Review Commission (8:30 a.m.) and the Clean Hydrogen Task Force (10 a.m.) are set to meet Wednesday at the Capitol. The Board of Ethics is set to meet on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and Friday at 9 a.m. at the LaSalle Building on North Third Street.
— MYERS OPENS DISTRICT OFFICE: Rep. Brach Myers is holding a grand opening for his district office Aug. 8 from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. He is asking attendees to dress in business casual attire and come ready to discuss the issues facing House District 45.
— LMOGA ON ENERGY POLICY: In an exclusive column for tomorrow’s edition of Beltway Beat, Tommy Faucheux, president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, discusses the need for a predictable federal energy policy.
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