Calling for equality: The campaign of U.S. Senate candidate and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says it expects equal media coverage of the Democrat’s campaign on Friday when President-elect Donald Trump arrives in Baton Rouge to stump for Campbell’s opponent, Republican John Kennedy. Trump will appear at a noon event taking place at the Dow Chemical hangar, 3259 Harriet Quimby Ave., near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. He’ll be flanked by Louisiana’s top Republican politicians and officials. Campbell’s campaign, meanwhile, issued a news release this morning saying the campaign will have an event at 9 a.m. on Friday in the University Room at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Conference Center, 201 Lafayette St.
‘Tis the season: Downtown’s holiday pop-up market returns today for the second straight year. Vendors have set up shop downtown for the Holiday Shop Hop, a market designed to highlight downtown Baton Rouge and provide venues where shoppers can support independent businesses. More than 30 vendors will be selling culinary wares, art, clothing, jewelry and more between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at more than 15 downtown locations, including corporate spaces, retailers, attractions, restaurants and bars. See a complete list of participating venues and artists.
Underway: City-parish officials broke ground this morning on phase one of a Green Light Plan project to improve Paulat Boulevard. The first phase of the project includes construction of a two-lane curb and gutter road that will provide an alternate access route from Perkins Road to Perkins Rowe. Phase two will include installation of bridges across Dawson Creek, an underpass at the Kansas City Southern railroad, and retaining walls near the railroad underpass. The Paulat Boulevard project, once complete, will include a total of three new bridges, a railroad underpass, and more than 6,700 feet of new curb and gutter roadway with sidewalks and multi-use paths.
