Bobby Jindal to Announce June 24 Whether He's Running for President

The conservative Louisiana governor would join a large and growing Republican field.

Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, center, listens during a news conference outside the White House with other governors after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he will announce June 24 in New Orleans whether he will join the large field of Republicans running for president.

“If I decide to announce on June 24th that I will seek the Republican nomination for President, my candidacy will be based on the idea that the American people are ready to try a dramatically different direction,” Jindal said in a statement e-mailed by his exploratory committee.