BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' office complied with Louisiana's public records law in responding to an environmental group's request for documents about an oil pipeline project, a judge ruled Friday.

State District Court Judge Wilson Fields refused to order Edwards' office to conduct another search for records requested by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Project Veritas, which has used disguises and hidden cameras to uncover supposed liberal bias in the mainstream media, could lose its ability to raise money in New York because it didn't disclose its founder's criminal record, the state attorney general said.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany has joined a Washington lobbying firm after losing his bid for a promotion to the U.S. Senate.

The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2mPOJFn ) that Capitol Counsel says Boustany, a Lafayette Republican and retired surgeon, will focus on health care, tax and trade issues.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Caroline Fayard has received the backing of former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, as heavyweights in the party continue to split support between Fayard and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Republican Party is criticizing Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards for attending a fundraiser for his re-election campaign while on a Washington trip lobbying Congress for flood aid.

The fundraiser was held at a lobbying firm office, hosted by Democratic former U.S. Sens. John Breaux, J. Bennett Johnston and Mary Landrieu.