According to the latest economic projection numbers by LSU Economists Loren Scott & Jim Richardson, Louisiana is projected to surpass 2 million overall jobs by 2015. Jeff Palermo reports.

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The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved emergency rules giving local superintendents new authority to deal with a possible Ebola threat. The new guidelines give a local school superintendent the power to close schools early for a crisis that now includes “any actual or imminent threat to public health or safety, which may result in loss of life, disease or injury.”

The latest campaign finance totals in the US Senate race show Republican challenger Bill Cassidy with four-point-four million dollars in cash on hand, while Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu has three-point-four million. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says fundraising will continue up until the November fourth election and beyond…

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The third major candidate in the race, retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness, reports he has 388-thousand dollars in his account.

Ouachita Parish continues to clean up after Monday’s tornado ripped through the area. An EF-2 tornado tore through Monroe and West Monroe causing widespread damage. Despite the destruction the storm left behind, Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Neil Brown says all the news from Ouachita Parish isn’t bad…

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He says the biggest challenges facing residents now are debris and power.