Rep. Ted James announces not running for Mayor

BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State Rep. Edward “Ted” James announced on Thursday that he will not be running for Mayor-President of Baton Rouge after speculation on whether or not he would run.
He issued a statement stating:"It is indeed a privilege and an honor to have had so many people encourage me to run for Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish. My family and I gave a great deal of consideration and prayer to this matter and decided that I will not pursue