A new Triumph Campaigns poll 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%, and Republicans Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne at 15%, and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle at 7%. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says even though Angelle’s in the single digits, he’s come up from having nothing…

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Cross says there may be one too many Republicans in this race but there is also one too few Democrats.

Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil has filed a Constitutional Amendment which would give colleges control of raising their own fees. He says if tuition is raised then the state would have to raise the TOPS money to cover the tuition increases…

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Currently, a college fee increase has to be approved by a two-thirds vote of each house.

The newly elected president of Louisiana college officially begins April 7th, but Rick Brewer says he’s already started working. Michelle Southern reports…

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State Police say a Tallulah man lost his life after a single vehicle crash in Madison Parish. They say 67-year-old Anthony Scardino, Jr. was traveling on US Highway 80 when he lost control of his SUV, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Due to the severity of the crash, Scardino, who was restrained, received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.