Republicans Target Taxes, Medicaid in Louisiana Governor’s Race

The two Republicans running for governor in Louisiana have been hammering the incumbent, John Bel Edwards, on taxes and Medicaid.

Edwards -- the only governor in the Deep South who’s a Democrat -- is seeking re-election after a term in office that demonstrated the extent to which he’s out of step with his national party.

Edwards signed a restrictive abortion law and doesn’t want to see background checks extended on firearms sales.

His Republican rivals, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham and businessman Eddie Rispone, have similar positions, so they’ve had to figure out other lines of attack to differentiate themselves in ...