Governor, Ag Commissioner, Other Officials Headed to D.C. to Talk Flood Assistance

by Trey Schmaltz, WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - The governor and other high-ranking state elected leaders will fly to Washington, D.C., Thursday to lobby for additional flood relief.

The group is scheduled to be in D.C. Thursday and Friday. Traveling with Governor John Bel Edwards will be Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser.