GOP candidates announce more La. events in run-up to Saturday’s primary

As the national political spotlight swings to Louisiana in advance of Saturday’s primary, GOP candidates Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich have announced more events in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana. Paul will hold a pair of town hall meetings at college campuses on Friday, with the first set for 1 p.m. at Louisiana College in Pineville and the second at 7 p.m. on the Southeastern campus in Hammond. For his part, Newt Gingrich has announced a pair of events in Baton Rouge on Thursday. Gingrich’s wife, Callista, will visit the Baton Rouge Center for the Visual & Performing Arts from 4-5 p.m. Later in the day, Gingrich is scheduled to appear at the Baton Rouge Tea Party Presidential Forum & Straw Poll on the LSU campus from 8-9:30 p.m., hosted by the LSU College Republicans. Rick Santorum—who leads most Louisiana polls and is widely expected to win Saturday’s primary—will be in Mandeville today and Monroe on Friday. Mitt Romney, who had a strong win in the Illinois primary Tuesday, is scheduled to be in Shreveport Friday. You can see a full list of candidate events across the state from the Republican Party of Louisiana here.