Roundup: Rep. Ted James / $5.2M in grants / LSU emergency preparedness By Deanna B. Narveson - August 14, 2020 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Party politics: Gov. John Bel Edwards threw his support today to state Rep. Ted James of Baton Rouge to be the next leader of the Louisiana Democratic Party, an endorsement that gives the lawmaker an … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.