Governor Edwards has suggested the closure of Bayou Steel in LaPlace may be tariff-related, but an LSU Economist says that’s highly unlikely. Matt Doyle has the story.
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In a statewide poll paid for by six television stations in Louisiana, 51-percent of the respondents say they would vote for Donald Trump if the presidential election was held today. 43-percent say they would replace him with a Democrat. Also, 57-percent of Louisiana voters oppose impeachment.

President Donald Trump will be in Lake Charles on Friday night where he’ll speak at a rally to encourage Louisiana voters to vote Republican in Saturday’s election. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says expect the Commander in Chief to take a more active role if the races goes into a run-off…
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Recent independent polls show Governor Edwards is close to winning without the need of a runoff, but he’ll need a large percentage of the undecideds to vote for him to win re-election on Saturday.

Accidental poisonings are now the number one cause of unintentional deaths in the state, surpassing car crashes. LSU Health New Orleans Medical Toxicologist Doctor James Diaz says blames opioid abuse and Louisiana is having a hard time escaping the epidemic…
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