In a recent survey by pollster Verne Kennedy, Republican Scott Angelle has moved ahead of fellow GOP candidate David Vitter in the race for governor. Eric Gill has more…:
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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have declared a section of land under the east side of the I-10 bridge in Lake Charles, a crime scene. Investigators began working the scene today as part of an ongoing investigation. An earth mover and dump truck are on the scene, but few other details are available at this time.

Baton Rouge food blogger and radio host Jay Ducote will be competing in the finale of Food Network Star on August 16 to win his own show on the network. Three finalists made their own pilot for a cooking show in last night’s episode where Ducote prepared fried catfish topped with crawfish etoufee as his showcase dish. Ducote says he has enjoyed the experience and the unique opportunities the show has offered him…:
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The pilots for each finalist will be judged and the winner will be announced this Sunday at the end of the episode which begins at 8pm.

The largest public company headquartered in Louisiana, CenturyLink, says its estimating the elimination of 1000 jobs company-wide. It is not yet known how the layoffs will impact the corporate headquarters in Monroe.