A survey of 800 likely Louisiana voters finds the margin between Presidential candidates Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton is shrinking. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Louisiana Tech running back Jaqwis Dancy will miss the rest of the 2016 season as he’s been diagnosed with cancer. Coach Skip Holtz says the sophomore has Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Dancy complained about lymph nodes while rehabbing an ankle injury and tests came back positive earlier this month.
Governor John Bel Edwards was not successful in his suit seeking to force Attorney General Jeff Landry to abide by the executive order protecting rights of the LGBT community by signing off on contracts that contain those clauses. The judge said the AG’s office has discretion on contracts. Legal analyst Clancy Dubos says how this plays out remains to be seen…:
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The Governor’s Office says its reviewing additional legal options.
Five of the 24 candidates for US Senate will take part in a first statewide televised debate tonight. They are Democrats Foster Campell and Caroline Fayard, and Republicns John Kennedy, Charles Boustany and John Fleming. ULM political science professor Dr. Joshua Stockley says with Boustany accusing Kennedy of spreading the rumor the Congressman was involved with prostitutes, you can be sure that will be discussed.
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The debate airs at 7 tonight on LPB.