Don’t underestimate how much college and pro football in Louisiana can impact what it’s like to be the state’s governor.
That’s what John Bel Edwards, the 53-year-old incumbent who won reelection over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone on Saturday, told The New York Times.
“It is an easier state to govern when the Saints and LSU are winning,” Edwards said. “People are just in a better mood.”
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