A new poll by Triumph Campaigns on Louisiana’s governor’s race shows Republican US Senator David Vitter leading with 35% followed by Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards at 33%. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there may be one too many Republicans in this race but there are also one too few Democrats..

cut 8 (12) “into the runoff”

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne came in third with 15% then Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle with 7%.

Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil has filed a Constitutional Amendment for the 2015 session which would give colleges control of raising their own fees. He says if this constitutional amendment passes, colleges would have the option to raise fees in certain areas as they see fit for the students…

cut 11 (07) “can pay”

Currently the legislature has to approve a hike in education fees at public institutions.

New Louisiana College president Rick Brewer is on the Pineville campus this week even though he doesn’t officially begin until April 7th. He will meet with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools who placed the institution on academic probation. Brewer says he took the job, because he believes the private Baptist College has a great future…

cut 4 (08) “think critically”

Brewer says he plans to turn things around for LC and make it a place students, faculty and alumni can be proud of again.

Republican Monroe Representative Jay Morris describes Governor Bobby Jindal’s budget proposal as “insane” in a letter to supporters. He says Americans for Tax Reform, an anti-tax group, has okay-ed the scale back of the inventory tax credit, but they do not approve of capping the state’s film tax credits which is why Jindal’s budget proposal doesn’t address that issue…

cut 14 (09) “fiscal problems”

Morris says it’s difficult to predict what the final budget will look like.