Kennedy to face conservative challenge in GOP Senate primary

From New Orleans CityBusiness: “(State treasurer John) Kennedy’s Democratic background will be an issue in the Senate Republican primary this fall when he will be challenged from the right by conservative businessman Paul Hollis of Mandeville.

“Hollis is a fiscal and social conservative who will run to the right of Kennedy on most of the major issues in the campaign. He will focus on his 18-year history in the Republican Party and contrast that with Kennedy’s recent conversion. He is prepared to personally invest in the campaign and says he has the ability to raise significant funds from his contacts across the state and country.”