Election Day is Saturday in Louisiana. Here's what to know

Election Day is Saturday. Here's what to know

Election Day: Louisiana voters will choose the state's next attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state in a runoff that is expected to see low turnout. See what else is on state ballots.

Parental leave: Earlier this month, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he would grant paid parental leave to state employees with children. But Gov.-elect Jeff Landry wonders whether the state can afford it, Meghan Friedmann reports.

Landry and climate: Landry this week also called Edwards' plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 "destructive" to the state's economy, Finn reports. That and his appointment of a new Department of Environmental Quality chief sent a clear signal about how he will lead on climate issues.

Numbers to Know

$7.6B: Raising Cane's Chicken Founder Todd Graves' net worth. It's more than:

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Dan Cathy ($7.38B), chairman of Chick-fil-A, and his brother Bubba Cathy ($7.38B), also a Chick-fil-A executive

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Ann Kroenke ($7.38B), Walmart heiress

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Giorgio Armani ($6.64B), Italian fashion designer

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Mark Cuban ($6.37B), Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” star

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Gayle Benson ($6.1B), New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner

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Graves is the richest person in Louisiana.

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Source: Bloomberg, Forbes

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