The first televised debate in the governor’s race is tonight at 7 PM on LSU’s campus and you can watch on Nexstar television stations. Republican challengers Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone hope to dent Governor Edwards’ incumbent armor and force a November run-off. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a big night for the GOP candidates…
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A new poll on the governor’s race was released yesterday and it has Edwards at 41-percent, Abraham 24-percent and Rispone 16-percent.

Some political candidates and groups are using text-ivism as a way to reach voters. LSU political communication professor Bob Mann says if the text messages are overwhelming, there’s technology to block them…
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Louisiana’s legal climate is ranked second-worst in the country according to a new survey….
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U-S House Minority Whip Steve Scalise was one of the featured speakers at a second amendment rights rally outside of the U-S Capitol. Scalise says Democrats are politicizing mass shooting tragedies and grandstanding with their recent gun control offerings and should adopt a different tactic…
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The rally was put on by the Tea Party Patriots.