A poll of 800 likely voters in Louisiana finds that 36 percent support Republican Jeff Landry in the governor’s race. Finishing second in the poll, Democrat Shawn Wilson at 26-percent. Independent Hunter Lundy finished a distance third at seven percent. All of the other candidates polled at six percent or lower. Faucheux Strategies conducted the poll for several media outlets.

Tonight is the first Republican Presidential debate. There will be eight Republicans on the stage in Milwaukee, except for the front-runner, former President Donald Trump. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is running second in the polls, but LSU Shreveport political science Professor Jeff Sadow says many GOP voters do not find DeSantis to be a dynamic candidate….
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The two-hour debate will start at 8 PM.

A documentary that tells the story of how more than 18,000 evacuees called the Cajundome in Lafayette their temporary home following Hurricane Katrina will air on LPB at 7 tonight.
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You’ll need to shelter from the heat as all-time record-highs could fall today and tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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