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Third runner-up endorses Boustany for Congress By PATRICK COURREGES pcourreges@theadvocate.com Acadiana bureau LAFAYETTE -- The last holdout among candidates who finished out of the runoff in the Nov. 2 election for Louisiana's 7th Congressional District seat announced his intentions Friday. David Thibodaux, a Lafayette Republican who finished fourth in the initial race with 10 percent of the vote, announced his endorsement of fellow Lafayette Republican Charles Boustany Jr. who is running against state Sen. Willie Mount, D-Lake Charles on Dec. 4. "For whatever it's worth, whatever I can bring to the table, it's yours, my friend," Thibodaux told Boustany at...

Tauzin advocates more local control of education dollars By PATRICK COURREGES pcourreges@theadvocate.com Acadiana bureau Billy Tauzin III, candidate for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, said Tuesday he wants to reverse the spending priorities of federal school accountability requirements and push for more local control of federal education dollars. Tauzin, a Thibodaux Republican and regional manager for BellSouth, is one of six candidates in the race to replace his father, U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-Chackbay, who is retiring. The other five candidates are fellow Republicans Kevin Chiasson, a former doctor from the Thibodaux area; state Sen. Craig Romero of New Iberia; and...