We’re two days away from the gubernatorial elections, so is there anything the candidates can do at this point to sway voters? Eric Gill reports…:
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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office says the K-9 Thor who was attacked and stabbed during a pursuit of a burglary suspect, is in recovery and doing well. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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The State Fair of Louisiana kicks off this weekend in Shreveport with many new attractions and runs until November 8th. Emelie Gunn has more…
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We’re two days away from the gubernatorial elections, so is there anything the candidates can do at this point to sway voters? ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says, this late in the cycle, it’s rare that people hitting the polls would change their minds about how they are going to vote…:
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Stockley says recent polls have suggested that many people remain undecided on who they want to vote for governor, and at this point that typically means they won’t show up to the polls. He feels the long time trend showing Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter making the runoff, still stands firm…:
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Stockley says if there is going to be a surprise on election day, he wouldn’t be shocked if Republican Scott Angelle overtook Vitter for second place and made it to the November 21st runoff with Edwards. He believes the fact that Angelle hit the airwaves before Republican Jay Dardenne worked in his favor…:
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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office says the K-9 Thor who was attacked and stabbed during a pursuit of a burglary suspect, is in recovery and doing well. Sheriff Jack Strain says they are hopeful Thor can return to work sooner than later, but they are taking it day by day starting with when doctors remove the drain tube from the surgery site:
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Strain says deputies shot the suspect, 30-year-old Darien Greenwood, when he began stabbing Thor. Greenwood was pronounced dead at a local hospital and the incident is under investigation. Sheriff Jack Strain says the outpouring of support and prayers for Thor have been coming from all over…:
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Strain says Greenwood was wielding a 4-6 inch switch blade and had it not been for Thor intervening, they believe the suspect could have stabbed and killed the deputy. He says the way Thor put his own life on the line for his partner, is an incredible situation…:
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The 109th State Fair of Louisiana kicks off today in Shreveport and runs until November 8th. President and Grand Marshal of the fair Chris Giordano says this year’s fair is looking to be bigger and better than ever with new carnival rides, events and food vendors.
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Giordano says they’ve brought in many new attractions with everything from baby giraffes, Wild Wild Wacky Emu racing and the Wall of Death, which is a stunt show that defies gravity. He says this year the fair is also bringing back the Red River State Fair Classic football game, which features Grambling State and Texas Southern on November 7th.
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Giordano says he hopes to beat last year’s crowd of over 455-thousand people even though the weather forecast isn’t looking too great for the opening weekend. He says he wants to alert people to visit the State Fair of Louisiana website to get details on special deals.
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Hundreds of new jobs are coming to the Port of Iberia as a result of two large companies who have announced plans to begin projects at the port. President of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation Mike Tarintino says businesses are realizing how much Iberia Parish has to offer.
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Tarintino says Primoris Services Corp. and Dynamic Industries are now seeking about 600 new employees to get started. He says other companies already at the port are expanding and looking for people to fill new positions.
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Tarintino says the reason new businesses are investing in the area is because the Port of Iberia is in an ideal location for the oil and gas industry.
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The Saints are getting ready to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Indy is 3-and-3 on the season and coming off a loss to New England. But Coach Sean Payton says the Colts are very good over the last few years after a loss and they have a lot of talent…
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The Saints are 2-and-4 on the season. Payton says there’s two things his team needs to get better at…in order to turn their season around…
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In the latest AP Top 25 poll, LSU is ranked fifth and the college football playoff selection committee only picks four teams to play for the national championship. CBS-sports-dot-com College football analyst, Jerry Palm, says two of the teams ahead of LSU, TCU and Baylor, will play each other on November 27th and the other two teams ahead of LSU are also not guaranteed of an undefeated season
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Palm says Florida, Texas A-and-M, Alabama and LSU are the four teams from the SEC that have a shot at making the college football playoff…
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