The gubernatorial candidates will be on the UL-Lafayette campus tonight for a televised debate that will be shown on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. The Council for a Better Louisiana organized tonight’s debate at 7 PM and CABL President Barry Erwin says the questions will come from a panel of reporters and the candidates will get to ask each other questions…
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Erwin hopes the candidates will provide comprehensive answers on the issues facing the state.

Baton Rouge Police arrest eight individuals and seize 15 guns during the filming of a rap video on a neighborhood street. Sergent L’Jean Mckneely says terrified neighbors called authorities after seeing a large group of men waving assault rifles…
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McKneely says they detained at least 15 individuals, arrested eight of them and seized five assault rifles, ten handguns and a small amount of narcotics.

Lafayette General Health is set to merge with Ochsner Health System…
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US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states and Louisiana is one of them. This means people and businesses are eligible for NOAA fisheries disaster assistance. Congress has appropriated 165-million dollars. State officials say shrimpers, oyster farmers and fishermen suffered greatly from the lengthy opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway, which diverted freshwater into Lake Pontchartrain.