 BY VICKI FERSTEL | Staff writer Just about everyone has an opinion — or a theory — on President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. It's therefore not surprising that Louisiana Republicans are theorizing that Biden is being forced out while Louisiana Democrats are giving the 81-year-old their full-throated support. Read the Congressional delegation comments here.
Meanwhile, Louisiana's Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House from Benton, suggests Republicans may file a slew of state-level lawsuits challenging the re-allocation of Biden delegates elected during the primaries. Staff writer James Finn takes a look at that issue.
Speaking of politics, there's an interesting confluence of one high school coach and the race for East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president. This story has its unique elements, but as staff writer Robin Fambrough reports, mixing football and politics is not all that unusual. | 
