Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards are hot on the campaign trial before the runoff. The US Senator received criticism for dodging debates prior to the primary. But Vitter says he welcomes the opportunity for multiple debates before the runoff…:
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Edwards says Vitter’s Washington style politics are not wanted here…:
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Also headed to a runoff is the Lt. Governor’s and Attorney General’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the AG race between incumbent Buddy Caldwell and former Congressman Jeff Landry, both Republicans, will be an interesting one..:
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It was an extremely wet weekend in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says most of the state got 5 inches of rain or more and the wettest spot was in Baton Rouge at LSU which recorded 10.5 inches. He says there is some good news as 86 percent of Louisiana was in drought last week and now there could be a 1 to 2 category improvement following the rain…:
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He says it looks like we’ll be getting more rain this weekend which should further eliminate the drought.

The hype is already building for the November 7th matchup between No. 4 LSU and No. 7 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The SEC announced today that the game will kickoff at 7pm and be televised on CBS. Both teams are off this week, so the hype leading up to the Contest between the Tigers and Crimson Tide has plenty of time to build up ahead of this top-10 marquee matchup.