Once again, Governor Bobby Jindal finds himself on the outside looking in as the second Republican presidential candidate debate is tonight on CNN. Eric Gill reports…:
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The campaign added that Jindal is preparing for the debate by hitting the gym then having a flew slices of pizza with a Diet Coke.

Authorities in Slidell say more details will be released today on the arson fire that destroyed an apartment complex in early September leaving dozens of people homeless. They say several agencies are involved in the investigation. 58-year-old David Rutledge was arrested this week and charged with arson and ten counts of attempted murder.

Republican Jay Dardenne has started airing his first gubernatorial campaign television commercials which underscore his time in public office as being scandal free. The spot also says Dardenne talks straight because he’s not a Washington politician and has a history of bipartisanship. ULM-Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley…:
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Stockley says this is a positive ad and the candidates are likely holding off on attacking each other personally until they see the effect of the negative Super Pac ads.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a head on crash which claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman on Scenic Highway. They say Tashadow Gray was traveling north on the roadway when she was struck head on by Jeep that served into her lane. Gray died at the scene. The driver of the Jeep and a passenger were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Cops are not saying which driver or both were suspected of consuming alcohol.