Louisiana governor enters presidential race

Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is Louisiana’s first nonwhite governor since Hurricane Katrina reconstruction but whose popularity plummeted as the state struggled with a $1.6 billion shortfall, announced Wednesday he is running for president in 2016.

The 44-year-old Indian-American will join the field of Republican contenders, according to the New York Times.

“There are a lot of great talkers running for president already,” Jindal said in his announcement. “We’ve had enough of talkers. It is time for a doer.”

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