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TV ad slamming governor candidate reworked after complaint

Gumbo PAC has slightly reworked a 30-second spot attacking Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, after Rispone's campaign complained to TV stations.

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FILE - In this March 18, 2019, file photo, Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone speaks at a business event hosted by the Republican Governors Association in Baton Rouge, La. Rispone, one of the Republican candidates in the Louisiana governor's race has released his first TV ad, touting support of President Donald Trump. Rispone's 30-second spot began airing statewide Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in what his campaign described as a $1 million media buy. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A political organization supporting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has tweaked a TV ad slamming one of the Democrat's opponents, amid claims the ad was misleading.

Gumbo PAC has slightly reworked a 30-second spot attacking Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, after Rispone's campaign complained to TV stations.

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The original ad airing around Louisiana claimed Rispone repeatedly failed to pay employees and their medical bills at his industrial contracting business. The reworked spot changes the narration to explain that Rispone has been "sued time and again" over those issues.

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Rispone's campaign is promoting the ad change, calling the original spot "demonstrably false" because it presented allegations from lawsuits as though they are facts.

In a statement, Gumbo PAC's Trey Ourso didn't explain why the ad was tweaked, but defended the content.