The first televised debate between gubernatorial candidates Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter will air tonight on LPB stations around the state. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says with Election Day right around the corner, both Edwards and Vitter will throw major shots at each other…

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The debate will begin at 7PM.

The two candidates did go face to face yesterday during a forum at the Baton Rouge Press Club. Vitter says he and Edwards have starkly different voting records and will take the state in opposite directions. He says the Edwards campaign wants to avoid discussing the key issues Louisiana is facing.

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The runoff election is November 21st.

The city of Marksville is still coping with last Tuesday’s fatal city marshal shooting that killed 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis. Because Mardis and his father, Chris Few, are white and the suspects, Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse, Jr., are black, there is concern that some will try to make this incident a racial issue. Marksville state Representative Robert Johnson doesn’t believe that to be the case…

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Johnson described actions and conduct of the suspects in the shooting as unconscionable.

Jerry Palm with CBSsports-dot-com believes there’s still a chance that LSU will be one of four teams to make it to the College Football Playoff, even after the loss to Alabama. He says having one loss doesn’t automatically mean you won’t make the playoffs and he doesn’t think that all of the teams will be undefeated anyway…

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But Palm doesn’t put high odds on LSU playing for the SEC Title.