Mark Ballard
Capitol News Bureau

State Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Grosse Tete, said he is conducting a poll that will determine whether he enters the governor’s race.

Marionneaux refused to identify the name of the company that will question 600 voters statewide for two days.

Marionneaux said he is paying for the poll, which he said demonstrates his degree of interest in running against Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal on Oct. 22.

“If I’m willing to conduct a poll and spend considerable money on it, obviously I’m serious,” Marionneaux said.

Jindal’s campaign aide, Timmy Teepell, refused to talk about polls the governor may or may not be conducting.

“We don’t discuss internal polling,” Teepell said by email.

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