Wesley Muller
(Louisiana Illuminator)Wes Muller has been with the Illuminator since its founding and covers politics, energy, economics and environment. He traces his journalism roots to 1997 when, at age 13, he built a hyper-local news website for his New Orleans neighborhood. Since then, he has freelanced for the Times-Picayune and worked on staff at WAFB/CBS, the Sun Herald and the Enterprise-Journal.
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Louisiana has seen a nearly 21% drop in SNAP recipients in one year, the 2nd steepest drop in the country. That's a loss of 166,000 adults and children receiving food benefits, in a state with a poverty rate just under 19%, the 2nd highest in the country. -
State Republican Party Chairman Cory Dennis says if early voting is any indication, election day should be a good day for the GOP in the state.
