A new poll finds that Congresswoman Julia Letlow is the preferred choice of Republican primary voters. The survey of 600 voters conducted by pollster Greg Rigamer finds Letlow receiving 27-percent of the vote to incumbent Bill Cassidy’s 21-percent….

Cut 27 (11) “…economy”

But Cassidy’s campaign has its own poll conducted by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. It shows Cassidy getting 32-percent of the Republican primary vote to Letlow’s 21-percent. Cassidy says the race is about who has delivered for Louisiana.

Cut 8 (07) “…and other things.”

Meanwhile, St. Tammany Parish Councilwoman Kathy Seidan has dropped out of the U-S Senate race.

A 50-year-old Shreveport woman has been charged in the deaths of her grandchildren, who died in a house fir in October. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Junior says Rita Montogmery has been charged with aggravated arson and two counts of second-degree murder…

Cut 14 (09) “…the right way”

45-year-old Alonza Cooksey has also been arrested for her role in the blaze that killed 8-year-old Aliyah Spearman and five-year-old Danielle Robinson.

St. Tammany Parish will move forward with the largest single flood reduction initiative in state history. This, after it secures nearly four-million dollars in federal funding for a pair of projects. Michael Vinsanau with St. Tammany Parish says most of the money will go towards the St. Tammany Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Management Project.

Cut 10 (12) “…the entire parish.”

The remaining federal funding will go towards the Lake Pontchartrain Storm Surge Reduction Project.