State GOP operative Scott Wilfong says there is an effort to find a more competitive candidate to take on the governor in the October 12th primary. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards is currently lapping his two Republican opponents in fundraising and name recognition…
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Edwards’ two main republican challengers Eddie Rispone and Ralph Abraham failed to collect over a million dollars in donations combined in 2018, while the governor has eight-point-four million in the bank.

The Louisiana Department of Health is asking doctors to be on the alert for measles cases. Assistant state health officer, Doctor Joseph Kanter, says the CDC has documented 101 cases in 10 states, including Georgia and Texas….
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Kanter says the good news is that most Louisiana residents are vaccinated against measles.

A one million dollar winning lotto ticket sold in New Orleans from August is set to expire on Thursday. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A 41-year-old Prairieville woman is lucky to be alive after State Police say a suspected drunk driver hit her vehicle in Garyville on Monday morning causing it to erupt in flames. Cell phone video shows four good Samaritans dragging her out of the driver’s side door as flames shot out of the back of the car. Police say 22-year-old Richard Preston hit her vehicle and he’s been arrested.