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TexasTowelie

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Tue Dec 15, 2015, 07:03 AM Dec 2015

Jindal sets off on farewell tour, denies he'll run for U.S. Senate seat

With less than a month left in office, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is on a tour to try to define his legacy.

“There are moments where you are humbled that this job is bigger than you,” he said during the Press Club of Baton Rouge’s weekly luncheon on Monday. “You represent something to people.”

This kind of Jindal appearance — once a rare occasion — has typically drawn large crowds of people eager to hear from an administration that has often been guarded toward the media.

But on Monday, many of the seats in the Belle of Baton Rouge meeting hall were empty, including the extras brought in to accommodate a larger-than-normal crowd.

Read more: http://theadvocate.com/news/14287721-123/bobby-jindal-sets-off-on-farewell-tour

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