Demonstrators gather downtown to protest Trump policies; say Louisiana is not monolithic red state

BATON ROUGE — Activists gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and his administration's tariffs and other policies.The protestors started at the Russell B. Long Federal Building and United States Courthouse before relocating to the Capitol. One protestor told WBRZ that the event was held to show officials like Gov. Jeff Landry, as well as Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, that Louisiana is not a monolithic red state that will go along