A photograph was captured this weekend of Senator Mary Landrieu helping an LSU fan perform a keg stand prior to Saturday night’s game. The picture has Landrieu holding the spigot of a keg to the mouth of the fan, who is being up hoisted by his feet while consuming beer. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is another distraction for the Landrieu campaign to deal with….

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Landrieu is in a tough re-election battle against Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Manness.

A small experimental aircraft similar to a helicopter crashed into a canal yesterday afternoon in Reserve at the St. John the Baptist Parish airport killing the two occupants. Authorities say as the gyrocopter was attempting to make a turn, the top rotor blades collapsed causing the aircraft to crash. The victims have been identified as 48-year-old Darren Mahler and 13-year-old Payton Wilt, both of Metairie. An FAA investigation is underway.

Officials in Sabine Parish say a 19-month-old boy died of apparent asphyxiation over the weekend after he got his head stuck in a car window while his mom was driving. Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says they learned the mother had left a family gathering in Zwolle with her child Saturday night…

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He says the child, Robert Lynch, was taken to a local hospital and removed from life support Sunday evening.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler advises voters to study up on their November fourth ballot because a record number of candidates, 110 so far, have withdrawn from their respective races since qualifying. Schedler says local election commissioners are supposed to inform voters at polling stations of withdrawn candidates on the ballot…

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Schedler says you can go to GeauxVote-dot-com to keep yourself updated on the ballot in your area.