Randal Gaines defeats Katie Bernhardt to become new chair of Louisiana Democratic Party

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Democratic Party has new leadership.Randal Gaines, a former state representative, was selected Saturday as the political group’s new chair after a set of procedural moves ended with him being the only candidate nominated for the position. His selection ousted Katie Bernhardt, who had been chair for the past four years, The Advocate reported.“It is critical that we use this unifying, watershed moment to rebuild, refocus, and rec