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Author Event! "Long Shot," by Tyler Bridges | |
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Event Type: Adults Age Group(s): Adults Date: 2/7/2018 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:30 PM Description: Tyler Bridges, co-author of a new book titled Long Shot, will speak about the 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial race at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.
Library: East Bank Regional Library
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This event is free of charge and is open to the public. Long Shot is the story of Louisiana's 2015 race for governor and the improbable victory of John Bel Edwards over Senator David Vitter. Bridges and Jeremy Alford, two veteran political reporters in Louisiana, take readers into the inner workings of the Edwards and Vitter campaigns. They interviewed more than 100 of the people who cut the deals, launched the attacks, and even played both sides. Political analyst Clancy DuBos edited the book. According to the jacket blurb, “Only in a state whose politics are notoriously wild could a United States senator best known for his involvement in a sex scandal still be considered the odds-on favorite for governor. And only in Louisiana could a small-town lawmaker flip that script with the help of private investigators, a rogue sheriff, a purple party bus, a gaggle of trial lawyers, and an ad blitz questioning the front runner's choice of ‘prostitutes over patriots’." For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us. Location: Jefferson Room Contact: Chris Smith Contact Number: 504-889-8143 Presenter: Chris Smith |