‘LaPolitics:’ Campaign finance reports offer mixed read on cycle

Here’s where Louisiana’s worth-watching politicians stand in terms of money at the beginning of this year’s four-year election cycle, based on last week’s Ethics Administration filings, our reporting and other reliable sources: —Gov. John Bel Edwards has nearly $8.4 million in the bank, raised more than $3.8 million in 2018, spent roughly $405,000, has $6.4