The three major Republican candidates in the Lt. Governor’s race have qualified for this fall’s election. Opelousas state Senator Elbert Guillory, Jefferson Parish President John Young, and Former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser filed their paperwork Tuesday morning. Nungesser says he looks forward to collaborating with people statewide to keep the state’s tourism industry strong…

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Democrat Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden is expected to qualify this afternoon.

Two new polls show Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign gaining more support in Iowa. An NBC/Marist Poll shows Jindal receiving four percent of the vote and a Gravis Poll has him at 5 percent. Gravis Marketing President Doug Kaplan says Jindal still has to make a move. He says in the past other low ranking candidates were able to rise to the top in Iowa…

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The Iowa caucuses will be held February 1st.

State Police say a two-vehicle crash in Lafourche Parish has left one man dead and another seriously injured. They say 63-year-old Steven Galliano of Cut Off was backing his SUV out of a driveway on US 90 when he pulled into the path of a car driven by 45-year-old Keifer Bonvillain of Houma. The car struck the SUV on the driver’s side. Galliano was pronounced dead at the scene. Bonvillain was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. The crash investigation is ongoing.

50 years ago today Hurricane Betsy made landfall in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more on the devastating storm…

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