Julie Emerson to Run for State Representative Against Stephen Ortego

Photo source: Julie Emerson

Photo source: Julie Emerson

Republican Julie Emerson of Carencro announced today that she will seek to unseat incumbent Stephen Ortego in District 39.  Emerson's biography on her website that she founded Lagniappe Communications Group, a communications and public relations firm where she serves as chief strategist. 

Her Democratic opponent is the same representative that questioned about why Louisiana would want to attract veterans.  Ortego stated back in 2012 that “usually veterans come with a lot of their own issues”.


Posted on May 26, 2015 and filed under Louisiana.