Edwards defends legal contract with top fundraiser

BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards says there is nothing "untoward" or "improper" about his administration's legal contract with one of his political supporters to represent the state of Louisiana in litigation against oil and gas companies over coastal wetland loss.During a media briefing in his Capitol office Wednesday, Edwards accused Attorney General Jeff Landry of fabricating politically motivated reasons to reject the contact that his administration signed with Natchitoches attorney Taylo