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”.