State Police says there are portions of I-12 in St. Tammany Parish that are completely shut down right now due to an ammonia leak. Trooper Dustin Dwight…:
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He says I-12 is closed at the Covington-Madisonville exit and also at Robert.

A statewide burn ban is in effect due to extremely dry conditions throughout Louisiana. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Federal fundraising reports show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign raised less than $600,000 during the third quarter. The report further states that the GOP hopeful has only $261,000 on hand. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this report is not good news for Jindal…:
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A Jindal spokesperson says the election is not an auction and they are running a lean, mean campaign.

The Saints saved their best game of the season for their biggest rival, as they played really well in a 31-21 victory over Atlanta. The victory gives New Orleans a 2-4 record, while the Falcons were handed their first loss of the year in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

Louisiana State Police says I-12 in St. Tammany Parish is closed in both directions in the Covington-Madisonville area, and also at Robert due to a chemical leak. Trooper Dustin Dwight says Hazmat crews are investigating a leak of ammonia at the Diversified Foods Plant…:
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He says they anticipate the levels diminishing soon and I-12 will open back up.

State officials say all of Louisiana is now under a burn ban due to extremely dry conditions. The US Drought Monitor reports that 86-percent of the state is currently in drought. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the ban applies to all private burning and violators will face consequences…:
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He says in addition to extremely dry conditions, the long range forecast is calling for high winds, no rain and low humidity.

The Louisiana Army National Guard has made significant jumps in their overall strength and retention of force. Eric Gill reports…:
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LSU star running back Leonard Fournette says he’s looking forward to a packed Tiger Stadium tomorrow night as the Tigers take on the Florida Gators in a hyped up Top 10 SEC matchup. He says the game last weekend against South Carolina with just 42,000 in attendance was just weird..:
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Kickoff is at 6pm.

The state fire marshal’s office and Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a statewide burn ban due to extremely dry conditions across the state. The US Drought Monitor reports that 86-percent Louisiana is currently in drought. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the burn ban was issued because of dry conditions, abnormal emergency responses, and adverse future weather forecasts…

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The burn ban is in effect until further notice.

Early voting for the October 24th primary ends Saturday and the Secretary of State’s office says turnout looks to be about average. Spokeswoman Meg Casper says numbers, so far, are only slightly behind what they saw for the Congressional elections in 2014…

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Early voting will end at 6PM tomorrow.

A new LSU Public Policy Research Lab survey shows several gubernatorial candidates have higher name recognition compared to the spring and summer. Dr. Michael Henderson says Republican Scott Angelle and Democrat John Bel Edwards have made the most gains in name recognition. He says with name recognition, comes changes on how voters feel about the candidates.

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The poll also shows about 40 percent of voters are now following election news.

Leonard Fournette and the LSU Tigers face eighth ranked Florida Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Last year, Fournette rushed for, at that time, a career-high 140 yards as the Tigers beat the Gators 30-27. The Heisman Trophy candidate expects another tight contest in Death Valley…

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Kickoff is at 6PM and you can watch on ESPN.

The four major candidates for governor squared off in the final televised debate before the October 24th primary. All the candidates discussed why they should be elected governor at the end of the debate. Republican Jay Dardenne says we need a leader who has the vision and skillset to run our state. He says Louisiana is at a crossroads, but we have the opportunity to make a positive change…

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Early voting for the primary election ends tomorrow.

The Louisiana Army National Guard now ranks number four among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force and first for retaining personnel. Col. Pete Schneider says as important as it is for the Guard to have new recruits, it’s also important that they keep as many experienced soldiers in their ranks as possible…

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Schneider praises everyone at the Guard for helping raise Louisiana’s rankings

Saturday is the last day to early vote for the October 24th primary and the Secretary of State’s office says turnout looks to be about average. Michelle Southern reports…

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Federal campaign fundraising reports show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign raised less than $600,000 during the third quarter. Jindal’s $579,000 total pales in comparison to fundraising efforts by other Republican presidential hopefuls, like Ben Carson whose campaign raised over $20 million during the same time frame. The Jindal campaign spent more than $800,000 during the quarter, with most of that going to payroll, media, and campaign consulting.

In last night’s final televised debate featuring all four major gubernatorial candidates before the next Saturday’s primary, each candidates discussed why they should be elected governor. Republican David Vitter says he will be an effective governor because he’s fighting for the people. He says he has proven to be effective time and time again and will continue to do so if elected…

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Tomorrow is the final day to early vote for the October 24th primary. Secretary of State spokeswoman Meg Casper says this is a really big election with nearly 1,070 offices up for grabs, about 2,000 candidates running, and 4 constitutional amendments..

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Casper says they can’t remind voters enough to make sure your schedule is clear on election day because there’s a lot going on with football and hunting next Saturday.

A survey from LSU finds that a majority of Louisiana residents are still not paying attention to the governor’s race. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The state fire marshal’s office and Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a statewide burn ban due to extremely dry conditions across the state. The United States Drought Monitor reports that 86-percent Louisiana is currently dealing with drought conditions. The ban applies to all private burning. You must now get permission from your local fire department or government to conduct a private burn, otherwise you could face criminal or civil penalties. The ban is in effect until further notice.

The four major gubernatorial candidates squared off in their final televised debate before next Saturday’s primary. At the end of the debate, all the candidates discussed why they should be elected governor. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he has learned leadership throughout his life and is ready to serve the people of Louisiana…

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A new poll from LSU shows voters are getting more interested in the primary, with about 40 percent of voters following election news, up from 25-percent last spring. Dr. Michael Henderson with the LSU Public Policy Research Lab says even though we’ve seen an increase, it’s still lower than last fall’s election…

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The primary election is one week from tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the final day to early vote for the October 24th primary. Secretary of State Spokeswoman Meg Casper says every day they’ve seen about 20 to 30 thousand people participating in early voting statewide. She says it’s becoming more popular for people to make their choices ahead of election day…

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She says, so far, early voting numbers are only slightly behind what they saw for the Congressional elections in 2014.

The Louisiana Army National Guard ranks number four among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force. Col. Pete Schneider credits the state with providing fantastic benefits to our National Guard in helping to keep numbers up…

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LANG also ranked number one in the nation for retaining personnel.

The four major candidates for governor squared off in the final televised debate before the October 24th primary and for most of the 60 minutes the four men stuck to discussing issues and how they would solve problems in the state. But Republican Scott Angelle did take one shot at the GOP front runner in the race David Vitter.

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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the primary and the Secretary of State’s office says turnout looks to be about average. Spokeswoman Meg Casper says, so far, the numbers are only slightly behind what they saw for the Congressional elections in 2014…

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The 2015 gubernatorial early voting period will end tomorrow at 6pm.

The Louisiana Army National Guard has made significant jumps in their overall strength and retention of force. LANG ranks number four among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force and first for retaining personnel. Col. Pete Schneider praises everyone at the Guard for helping raise Louisiana’s rankings…

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He says Louisiana ranked number 15 last year in overall strength. In the last year, LANG was able to increase their numbers to 9,650, better than 100-percent of their strength goal.