Republicans combined to score 52 percent of the primary vote, and UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says Governor Edwards has to revamp his campaign strategy to catch up…
A freshman from the University of Alabama is arrested, suspected of calling a threat to Tiger Stadium during the LSU’s game with the Florida Gators. 19-year-old Connor Croll was booked into the Tuscaloosa Country jail early Sunday. Croll is being held without bond and is expected to face charges in Baton Rouge.
Representative Franklin Foil will request a recount in the hotly contested Baton Rouge Senate race that currently is set for a three-way run-off after the two Republican candidates tied. Foil was initially shown to be the 2nd place winner by eight votes, but late Saturday night the Secretary of State informed him a correction put him in a 12,522 vote tie with Representative Steve Carter…
Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson took 1st place in the race.
The influenza season in Louisiana is off to an early start, so in an effort to fight the flu, the Louisiana Health Department has scheduled days where residents can get vaccinated for free. L-D-H immunization director Doctor Frank Welch says getting vaccinated not only protects you from the flu, but it also protects those around you…