The three major candidates for Governor will square off tonight at LSU for the first televised gubernatorial debate of the race. Governor Edwards hopes to remain as the southeast’s only Democratic governor. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says polls show he could win re-election without a runoff, so…
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The debate begins at 7 PM and can be seen on Nexstar television stations.

As the election season heats up, candidates are looking for more ways to get their messages to potential voters. Sending text messages to voters’ cell phones appears to be the medium of choice. LSU Manship School of Mass Comm Professor Bob Mann says, don’t be surprised if these messages start burning through your phone battery.
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In a poll of senior business executives, Louisiana ended up ranked as the second-worst legal system in the country, behind Illinois. U-S Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s C-O-O Harold Kim says the lawsuit climate in the Bayou State is impacting insurance rates and the state needs to send a message to businesses that Louisiana wants a legal environment not steered by trial lawyers…
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The survey also found 89-percent of business leaders say a state’s lawsuit climate impacts important company decisions such as where to locate or expand.