Gov. John Bel Edwards is term-limited and while the next gubernatorial elections aren't until the fall of 2023, political observers have noticed something is missing.
By this time in Bobby Jindal's second term, we already had some major announcements.
"David Vitter, if we were in this same time frame for the last open election, he had announced on YouTube about a week ago. John Bel Edwards had been raising money for about a year. Jay Dardenne's web site had been up for about a month," said LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremey Alford. "We're kind of like almost a little bit behind where we were during the last open cycle, so we should start hearing some names here, soon."
Alford says Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and Attorney General Jeff Landry are likely candidates but haven't said anything official, and that may be causing others to take a "wait-and-see" approach.