Republican Jay Dardenne has started airing his first gubernatorial campaign television commercials which underscore his time in public office as being scandal free. The spot also says Dardenne talks straight because he’s not a Washington politician and has a history of bipartisanship. ULM-Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley.

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Dardenne has so far been the only candidate in the race to publicly mention Vitter’s prostitution scandal.

The second Republican presidential candidate debate is tonight on CNN and once again Governor Bobby Jindal finds himself on the outside looking in. Low poll numbers are keeping Jindal out of the prime time debate, but he will appear in the undercard debate beginning at 5PM. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this is a real blow to Jindal…

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Cross doesn’t think this marks a critical stage in Jindal’s campaign.

State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson believes your Louisiana driver’s license will be a sufficient enough ID to board a plane in Louisiana after January 1st, even though there are concerns travelers may need another form of picture ID because the state is not in compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. Edmonson says there is no current indication from the federal government that a regular license isn’t enough…

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Edmonson says the reason the state isn’t compliant with the REAL ID Act is because there were worries about the privacy of Louisiana citizens.