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Race for Louisiana High Court turns nasty ahead of runoffs

Race for Louisiana High Court turns nasty ahead of runoffs
INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT. >> THAT’S ALL THEY COULD DO, RESORT TO THE NEGATIVE. >> TO SUGGEST SUDDENLY IT IS MY CAMPAIGN CLOUDED BY DARK MONEY IS DISINGENUOUS. TRAVERS: THE RAC FOR THE HIGH COURT HAS GOTTEN NASTY. ATTACK ADS BETWEEN BOTH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE FLYING, LEAVING SOME TO WONDER IF ALL OF THE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING IS HURTING THE IMAGE OF THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT. WE ASKED BOTH CANDIDATES THE QUESTION IN A COMMITMENT 2019 STORY. YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THE ADS FILLING THE AIRWAYS. JUDGE HANS LOGGIA BERG BEING ATTACKED FOR HIS RECORD. AND HE’S FIRING BACK AT HIS OPPONENT. BOTH CANDIDATES ADMIT THE RACE HAS UNFORTUNATELY TURNED NASTY. >> QUITE FRANKLY I THINK IT’S GIVEN IT A DIFFERENT TONE, QUITE FRANKLY AN UNFORTUNATE TONE. >> IT REALLY IS UNFORTUNATE, YOU KNOW WHEN I FIRST GOT INTO THIS RACE MY OPPONENT SAID WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS A RACE LOUISIANA AND THE JUDICIARY CAN BE PROUD OF AND CLEARLY HE HASN’T. TRAVERS: LILJEBERG, WHO IS FROM JEFFERSON PARISH, AND SITS ON THE 5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL , SAYS CRAIN’S BACKERS THREW THE FIRST PUNCH. AND HE SAYS HIS RECORD IS BEING DISTORTED. >> IN NEARLY TWO DECADES ON THE BENCH, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF GOOD , SO NOW I’M TRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW IT. TRAVERS: LILJEBERG CLAIMS THAT CRAIN IS BEING BACKED BY D.C. BASED SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. >> TO SUGGEST THAT IT’S MY CAMPAIGN THAT’S BEEN CLOUDED WITH DARK MONEY IS A LITTLE BIT DISINGENIOUS. TRAVERS: CRAIN, A NORTHSHORE-BASED JUDGE ON THE 1ST CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL SAYS HE HAS QUESTIONS OVER WHO IS FUNDING HIS OPPONENT’S CAMPAIGN. >> HASN’T BEEN FUNDED FROM DAY ONE BY PACKS, DECEPTIVELY NAMED, PURSUING A SPOT ON THE SUPREME COURT. TRAVERS: CRAIN CLAIMS IF ELECTED, HE’LL BE AN INDEPENDENT VOICE. >> I THINK IT’S A REFLECTION OF WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THIS RACE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SPECIAL INTEREST BE IN CONTROL OR ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE SUPREME COURT OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE JUDGES WHO ARE ON THERE NOT BOUND BY SPECIAL INTEREST BUT WHO’S LOYALTY IS TO THE WILL OF LAW. TRAVERS: SUPREME COURT JUDGES SERVE 10 YEAR TE
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Race for Louisiana High Court turns nasty ahead of runoffs
With just days left before election day, the race for Louisiana's High Court has gotten nasty with attack ads. Some residents are concerned the negative campaigning could hurt the image of the Louisiana Supreme Court. WDSU asked both candidates about the attack ads.

With just days left before election day, the race for Louisiana's High Court has gotten nasty with attack ads.

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Some residents are concerned the negative campaigning could hurt the image of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

WDSU asked both candidates about the attack ads.