Louisiana Democrats Converge On New Orleans Tonight

You can bet the Big Easy will be rocking and check books will be open tonight when Louisiana Democrats host their largest fund raising event of the year.  The Louisiana  Jeffereson-Jackson Dinner is expected to bring out big names and big donations as the Louisiana Democratic Party raises funds for the upcoming election.

Among the featured speakers at tonight's gathering at the Sheraton New Orleans will be the lone Democratic candidate for Governor John Bel Edwards. Democratic Party spokesperson Beau Tidwell says that presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will also be in attendance.

There will also be a special tribute paid to former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu.

She's going to be getting a lifetime achievement award from us for all that she's done for the people of Louisiana. So all that cramed into that two and half hours, it's going to be a really big night for democrats in Louisiana and we could not be more excited.

Tidwell's comments were reported by the Louisiana Radio Network.

The event is used to kick start the fall election season and help bolster the names of the Democratic Party's candidates. Currently there are no Democrats serving in statewide elected positions in Louisiana.  Tidwell says the party is looking to change that this fall.

Presently we're under represented on the state level and I certainly aim to have that changed as much as possible. We're going to put all our efforts behind it and I think this is going to be a great year for Louisiana and for democrats in Louisiana.