Danae Columbus: How will President Trump’s politics play in Louisiana governor’s race?

As President Trump and Melania travel today to the G-20 Summit in Argentina and a one-on-one meeting with Putin, he will be plotting how to stay close to his imaginary friends like Saudi Arabia and Paul Manafort and continue to create havoc for his current perceived enemies including humiliated Detroit automakers, thousands of poor immigrants crowded at the Mexican border, and the Chinese who are blamed with repeatedly stealing American technology and intellectual property. In the meantime business leaders nationwide and in New Orleans have been calling for an end to the trade wars and stability of interest rates which had affected the markets.

Closely watching all these developments is Louisiana’s freshman U.S. Senator John Kennedy who is primed to announce his candidacy for Governor against John Bel Edwards. Yesterday evening respected pollster Bernie Pinsonat refused to reveal the specifics of his new poll on the race, which will be released today. Reading between the lines, it’s easy to assume that Kennedy is extremely popular with urban and rural voters which will make him a tough competitor for the Deep South’s only Democratic governor.

Six Xavier University students receive awards at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

In an unprecedented accomplishment for the university, six Xavier University of Louisiana students received awards at the 2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) for their innovative research in the Science, Technology, and Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) fields.

Students presented their research to a panel of experts in such areas as chemistry, biology, neuroscience, psychology, and physiology at the conference in November.

This Week at The Broad: An Encore Fit for a Queen

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This week, The Broad is going back in time for a very good reason. Due to huge popular demand we are bringing back a film that rocked you to your core and made you ask for more.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY returns to The Broad for a return engagement complete with our special surprise gift from its first run. We will be playing Queen’s entire Live Aid set in front of each screening, so show up extra early to see the real Freddie Mercury tear down Wembley Stadium.

Holiday school fairs include Santa breakfast, Magical Forest and French market

Some local schools are providing an opportunity for shoppers to skip the malls on Saturday in favor of holiday boutiques and fairs.

At these fairs, you can support New Orleans children while crossing items off your Christmas shopping list. At the same time, you can second-line with Santa, buy a tree or wreath in a Magical Forest or let it sneaux at a French market while listening to Little Freddie King.

The schools holding fairs Uptown on Saturday include De La Salle High School, the Waldorf School of New Orleans and Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans.

Woman, 33, sought in refrigerator theft

New Orleans police officers are searching for April Terrebonne, 33, who is accused of being in illegal possession of a stolen refrigerator.

On Oct. 31, Sixth District officers were driving near Rev. John Raphael Jr. Way and Josephine Street, when they observed a woman leaning on a large cardboard box.

Suspect sought in battery by cutting

NOPD officers are searching for Barry Gillett, 54, after his alleged involvement in an aggravated battery by cutting incident in Central City.

The reporting person told police that on Oct. 1, she and Gillett were inside of her residence in the 2800 block of Philip Street, when the victim arrived and Gillett reportedly became irate.