According to numbers from Gasbuddy-dot-com, the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has officially dropped below two-dollars a gallon. Jeff Palermo reports…

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A disturbing story out of Livingston Parish finds 56-year-old Minton Morris and 52-year-old Nina Morris in jail after they allegedly produced pornography involving bestiality. They each face 250 counts of crimes against nature. Minton was also charged with child pornography and bothface drug charges. Each were booked with a bond over $6 million.

Governor Bobby Jindal raised $350,000 during a Thursday presidential campaign fundraiser in New Orleans. The governor resumes campaign efforts in Iowa this weekend. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the key for Jindal is to beat expectations…

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Hogan feels Jindal’s message resonates with a sizable number of very conservative voters.

Former state Senator Derrick Shepherd, who spent time in jail on a money laundering charge, has been disqualified from next month’s election. Shepherd was seeking a return to the state legislature, but state Judge Stephen Enright ruled Friday that Shepherd’s name should be removed from the ballot. Legal Analyst Chick Foret says Shepherd can take his case to the Court of Appeals…

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A 1998 constitutional amendment prevents convicted felons from running for election unless they’ve been pardoned or 15 years have passed since their prison sentence.