The latest gubernatorial TV ad for Republican David Vitter features his wife Wendy, who says her husband has the courage and vision needed to turn around Louisiana. ULM Joshua Stockley wonders why the campaign decided to have Wendy Vitter talk about this issue…

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Louisiana’s gubernatorial primary is October 24th.

The Jindal campaign is looking to change the current debate criteria so Governor Bobby Jindal will be included in the next Republican presidential debate. Current criteria requires a candidate average at least 2.5-percent in six different national polls to make a debate. Jindal Pollster Wes Anderson says the governor’s recent surge to six-percent support in Iowa should put him in the main debate…

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The next debate is October 28th.

A Gallup-Healthways report shows Louisiana ranks 47th in the country for financial wellbeing. Tulane Business Professor Mark Rosa says there are a lot of low income areas in the state and we don’t live in a high wage environment…

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The report also found Louisiana comes in 49th for the ability for people to pay for health care.

An 11-year-old girl with Down Syndrome from the DeSoto Parish town of Stonewall is making international headlines after a video of her reaction to being accepted on the cheerleading squad spread like wildfire. Renee Parker is Lacey Parker’s mother. She says after weeks of practicing difficult cheers and routines, Lacey tried out just like everyone else and eagerly waited for the results while her sister was capturing the reaction on video…

cut 4 (09) “and screaming”

The video has more than 30 million views.