GOP: Edwards shouldn't have been fundraising in Washington

BATON ROUGE - The Republican Party is criticizing Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards for attending a fundraiser for his re-election campaign while on a Washington trip lobbying Congress for flood aid.The fundraiser was held at a lobbying firm office, hosted by Democratic former U.S. Sens. John Breaux, J. Bennett Johnston and Mary Landrieu.Jason Doré, state GOP executive director, said Tuesday the fundraiser "took precious time" away from a trip aimed at building support for disaster rel