All them radio waves: Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, and well-known political consultant Roy Fletcher will debut today a new radio show called Campaigns and Candidates at 6 p.m. on WBRP-FM 107.3. The talk show will air each Wednesday at 6 p.m., says Claitor, at least through November. “We will try it out and see where it takes us,” he says.
Who needs information? Gov. Bobby Jindal’s former communications director, Melissa Sellers—who left Jindal’s staff on Dec. 1, 2011, saying she was going to study at Dallas Theological Seminary—has been hired by Florida Gov. Rick Scott as director of communications in his administration. Sellers will start her new job Sept. 10. She replaces Brian Burgess, who handled media relations and communications for Scott for the past four years.
Watching the river flow: Port of New Orleans officials say all terminals are operating on normal schedules as the port gets back to customary routines a week after Hurricane Isaac shut down operations. Since the Mississippi River fully reopened on Saturday, port terminal operators say they’ve handled 19 ships. Another six are due in port today.
Today’s poll question: Whose national party convention address do you think was superior: Ann Romney’s or Michelle Obama’s?
