A new statewide poll shows Republican Senator David Vitter is separating himself even more as the front-runner in the governor’s race. In a survey conducted by Southern Media and Opinion Research, 38-percent of respondents said they would vote for Vitter, his closest challenger is Democrat John Bel Edwards at 25-percent. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat…

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Republican Jay Dardenne finished third in the poll as he received support from 17-percent of those surveyed, while Republican Scott Angelle got five-percent.

Researchers at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport are working on a new drug that could possibly help cure addiction. Dr. Nick Goeders says they’re looking at whether or not the pill “EMB-001″ would work for people who have certain dependencies…

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He says it may be three to five years before it can go to market.

Legislation will be debated today that would remove the controversial Common Core education standards from public schools and replace it with one developed by Louisiana residents. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris authors the bill and he says Common Core was implemented with little public input and now parents see it’s not good for our students…

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Opponents of the measure say ditching Common Core for another education curriculum is a wrong move for the state as schools are wrapping up the second full year of implementation of Common Core. Harris’s measure will be heard in the House Education Committee.