Early voting continues today as it will run through Tuesday October 27th, except for Sunday. Early locations are open from 8:30 AM to 6 PM. JMC Analytics and Polling’s John Couvillon says this midterm election will not see an overall turnout that approaches a Presidential election, but he expects a good number of early voters.
Republican US Senate candidate Julia Letlow held a campaign event in Lafayette yesterday. Letlow told her supporters that the difference between not only her and Democratic opponent Jamie Davis, but also between Republicans and Democrats as a whole, couldn’t be any more stark.
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We’ll hear from Davis later today. He’s holding a campaign event in New Orleans today.
Outgoing Louisiana Tech president Jim Henderson is citing health as the reason he’s now stepping away from the job tomorrow as opposed to the end of the year. But USA Today Network political reporter Greg Hilburn says Henderson has also been in a public beef with the U-L System Board after they did not take his recommendation and raise the salary of the faculty at Tech. Hilburn says Henderson’s last day on the job is the same day that the U-L System will have its next board meeting.
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis met with the media Paris today and the first question he asked was about Owner Gayle Benson’s comments last week that she’s not happy with how the team started this season. Loomis has no issues with Benson said…
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New Orleans responded with a win last Sunday against the Giants and they will look for another “W” this Sunday in Paris against Pittsburgh.