Democrats are taking control of the U-S House and Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation is reacting. Senator John Kennedy says he hopes the Dems will stay away from investigations on the president and work on issues like…
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Meanwhile, Congressman Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish has told colleagues that he plans to run for Minority Whip.

An Alabama fan from Louisiana has died from his injuries sustained in a bar fight in Ponchatoula. Police Chief Bry Layrisson says 46-year-old Robert Bowers got into an argument with two other men Sunday morning and was sucker punched and then jumped on….
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Bowers passed away Tuesday. 27-year-old Azia Crocket and 24-year-old Ryan Anthony have each been charged with manslaughter. Layrisson says they can’t say for sure if the L-S-U-Alabama game started the fight.

The special election for the Secretary of State’s seat is heading for a December 8th runoff. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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All six of Louisiana’s U-S House of Representatives were re-elected last night by wide margins. Mike Johnson will represent the 4th district for a second term. Johnson says he is also in a race to be the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of Republicans in the Congress and that decision will be made later this month…
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The special election for the Secretary of State’s seat is headed for a run-off between the interim holder of the position, Republican Kyle Ardoin and a relatively unknown Democratic candidate Gwen Collins-Greenup.  Democrat Renee Fontenot Free finished third, Republican Rick Edmonds fourth and Republican Julie Stokes fifth. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Stokes disappointing finish will hurt future efforts at statewide offices….

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Senator John Kennedy says the vaunted Blue Wave ended up being more of a Blue Dribble as the Democrats took control of the House, and flipped seven governorships, but lost seats in the Senate.He says none of the events last night have swayed his decision on whether or not he’s running for Governor, but noted a Republican challenger would stand a good chance given Democrats and Edwards’ allies underperformed in the Secretary of State’s race.
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This midterm election was not a big election cycle for Louisiana, but next year will be a different story. There will be a governor’s race, statewide elected officials are up for re-election and seats for the state legislature will be on the ballot next October. LA-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Senator Kennedy has said he’ll announce by the end of this month whether he’ll run for governor. He says that’s the significant piece to this upcoming governor’s race…

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An Alabama fan who was allegedly assaulted at the Ponchatoula Pub after the Bama/LSU game is dead from injuries sustained in the incident. 46-year Robert Bowers had been in the hospital since Sunday, and 27-year-old Azia Crockett and 24-year-old Ryan Crockett are in jail. Police Chief Bry Layrisson says Crockett has been arguing with Bowers when he was sucker punched…

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Senator John Kennedy says the vaunted Blue Wave ended up being more of a Blue Dribble as the Democrats took control of the House, and flipped seven governorships, but lost seats in the Senate. Kennedy says the performance is proof that Trump isn’t a fluke.

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Kennedy is set to announce his intentions for the 2019 governor’s race by December 1^st.

The special election for the Secretary of State’s seat is headed for a run-off between the interim holder of the position, Republican Kyle Ardoin and a relatively unknown Democratic candidate Gwen Collins-Greenup. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says when it comes to the December 8^th run off, Collins Greenup likely faces an uphill battle, as black voter turnout historically has not exceeded the turnout of white voters.

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Collins-Greenup, a black minister and entrepreneur from East Feliciana Parish

This midterm election was not a big election cycle for Louisiana, but next year will be a different story. There will be a governor’s race, statewide elected officials are up for re-election and seats for the state legislature will be on the ballot next October. LA-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the field for the governor’s race will soon begin to take shape

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Edwards is now the only Democratic governor elected in the south.

The Department of Motor Vehicles is facing statewide outages of services at the moment. Tech crews are working to address the issue.

Constitutional Amendment 2 has passed, so beginning with arrests in 2019 an unanimous jury decision will be needed for a conviction in felony cases, instead of the current standard of 10 of 12 jurors.  Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says there will still be trials that will take place under the old system after Amendment 2 becomes law.

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Over two million dollars was raised for a campaign in support of the amendment.

The special election for the Secretary of State’s seat is going to a run off between the interim holder of the position, Republican Kyle Ardoin and a relatively unknown Democratic candidate Gwen Collins Greenup.  Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the success of the latter candidate caught some off guard.

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Fantasy sports fans are asking what’s next now that several parishes have legalized online fantasy sports betting, and the only answer we do have is: you’ll have to wait until the next legislative sessions to find out. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Scott says if you live in a parish that shot down the idea, then you’ll likely be frozen out of online services, but the answer isn’t quite that simple.

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And in other election news, all six Louisiana incumbent Congressmen won reelection last night by healthy margins. The only race that was somewhat close was in the 3^rd district, where Clay Higgins grabbed 55 percent of the vote, avoiding a run-off that would have been scheduled for December.

The Saints have a new face in the receiving core: former Cowboy Pro Bowler Dez Bryant. The outspoken wide out has been without a team since his release this summer, but dropped by New Orleans yesterday for a try out that apparently went pretty well. He’ll join Mike Thomas and rookie Trequan Smith in a receiving core that’s lacked depth this year.

Election night saw the Democrats gain control of the U-S House of Representatives, while Republicans increased their majority in the Senate. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says the Blue Wave that vaulted the Democrats into control in the House, could benefit New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond….
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Every member of Louisiana’s House delegation was re-elected last night, including Clay Higgins in the third district, who received 56-percent of the vote to beat Democrat Mimi Methvin and Republican Josh Guillory. Sixth district Congressman Garret Graves was victorious in his re-election effort…
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The statewide unofficial turnout was 48-percent.

Constitutional Amendment 2 passed on a 64-36 vote and Louisiana will soon require an unanimous jury decision for a felony conviction.///
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47 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes voted for the proposition to legalize online fantasy sports games for cash prices. The rural parishes that voted against it are located mostly in north Louisiana. The legislature will need to establish regulations in next year’s regular session.

Louisiana voters approved the unanimous jury requirement for felony convictions, which was amendment two on the November 6th ballot. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino…
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One-point-four million voted and 64-percent voted yes.

Most parishes voted to legalize online fantasy sports games, but you can’t start playing yet. Matt Doyle has more..
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All six of Louisiana’s U-S House of Representatives were re-elected last night by wide margins. Mike Johnson will represent the 4th district for a second term. Johnson says he is also in a race to be the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of Republicans in the Congress and that decision will be made later this month…
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But Johnson and the rest of the Republican House delegation from Louisiana will be the minority party in the U-S House as the Democrats have re-gained control after eight years. Political analyst Clancy Dubos expects Democrats will open the flood gates on a series of investigations targeting the President and his supporters…
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Voter turn out for the November 6th election in Louisiana was 48-percent.

Louisiana voters have approved Amendment Two which ends split jury verdicts for serious felony convictions. The amendment takes effect January 1st, so Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says anyone who is arrested for a felony crime before 2019, the current 10 of 12 jurors standard will be in place…
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All six constitutional amendments on the ballot were approved.

All six members of Louisiana’s U-S House delegation were re-elected. And control of the House will switch from the G-O-P to the Democrats and Republican Mike Johnson, who represents western parishes of Louisiana, hopes the two parties can work together…
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Most of Louisiana’s parishes approved the ballot measure that would legalize online fantasy sports games where players can win cash prizes. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the legislature will decide in the next regular session on regulations and how the state will be able to generate revenue…
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Louisiana is not expected to receive a huge sum of revenue from online fantasy sports.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Gwen Collins-Greenup are in a December run-off in the special election for Secretary of State. Ardoin replaced former Secretary of State Tom Schedler, who stepped down because of sexual harassment allegations. Collins-Greenup is a political newcomer from East Feliciana Parish.

On a 64-36-percent vote, Louisiana voters approved Constitutional Amendment Two, which means starting in 2019, it will take an unanimous jury verdict to convict a person accused of a serious felony. All six constitutional amendments passed last night.

Fantasy sports fans are asking what’s next now that several parishes have legalized online fantasy sports betting, and the only answer we do have is: you’ll have to wait until next year to find out. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says its up to the legislature to fill in the details for parishes that voted yes.
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Scott says the biggest question is how the state will draw revenues from the new gaming activity.

The Secretary of State’s race is headed to a December runoff, between Republican Kyle Ardoin and Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup.

Democrats have re-gained control of the US House of Representatives by winning more than two dozen GOP-held districts. So what does that mean for two of the longest serving Congressmen in Louisiana’s House delegation. Matt Doyle has more…
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Republican Garret Graves was re-elected in the sixth district. His thoughts on working in a Democratic-controlled House…
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