One of two men who grew up in rural northeast Louisiana will make history Saturday by becoming the first Black U.S. Senate campaign finalist in Louisiana since Reconstruction.
Jamie Davis, a farmer from tiny Tensas Parish, is vying for the Democratic Party Senate nomination on Saturday against Gary Crockett, a business owner in New Orleans who is originally from Madison Parish.
Davis is heavily favored in the runoff. He nearly captured the May 16 primary outright, has far more money than Crockett, has a full campaign staff — unlike Crockett — and has endorsements from the Louisiana Democratic Party and New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno…