Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy and incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu hit the campaign trail yesterday leading up to their December 6th showdown for Landrieu’s Senate seat. Cassidy says he has agreed to meet Landrieu in a televised debate on December 1st…

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Landrieu has challenged Cassidy to a total of six debates and says has been hiding from his record. She says the congressman needs to address his record to the voters of Louisiana…

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In Tuesday’s primary, Landrieu received 42-percent of the vote, while Cassidy pulled in 41-percent.

Looks like another cool weekend for the state. Overnight lows will be in the 40s and expect highs in the 60s to near 70 all weekend long.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is cancelling nearly $2 million in planned television ads supporting Senator Mary Landrieu in her runoff bid against Congressman Bill Cassidy. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this is definitely a blow to the Landrieu campaign, but it’s merely a drop in the bucket of what’s expected to be spent in this election…

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Dubos says this move is not a death blow to Landrieu, but it still hurts.

Governor Bobby Jindal doesn’t want the Republican Party to waste the opportunity that’s in front of them now that the G-O-P has majority control of both the US House and Senate. He says based on Tuesday’s election results, Americans want changes in Washington D-C and they hope republicans can provide bold ideas…

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Jindal is considering a run for President in 2016.

Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu hopes Governor Bobby Jindal’s endorsement of Bill Cassidy will hurt the Republican in December’s US Senate runoff election. Landrieu says she looks at Jindal’s endorsement as a black eye for the Cassidy campaign, based on how the governor has led the state….

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Landrieu says Cassidy and Jindal are two peas in a pod.

With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, a new opportunity presents itself to Louisiana Senator David Vitter. Vitter is slated to be the chairman of the Small Business Committee when the new Senate convenes next year. He says the country would still be in a technical recession if not for the new energy jobs related to American natural gas and oil…

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Vitter says this does not change his mind about running for governor next year.

The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. Sergeant Jody White says says it is unclear if 64-year-old Wilfred Young acted alone or some candidates were involved in the scheme. He says two people have come forward, so far, and they’re still trying to determine exactly how many people were approached and how much money they were offered…

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Young is charged with bribery of voters, which is a felony.

Right on the heels of Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, Senator David Vitter is slated to be the new chairman of the Small Business Committee…

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Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a Baton Rouge man for allegedly engaging in illegal sexual activity with a 14 year-old girl from Pontchatoula. Twenty-two-year-old Christopher Dwyer was arrested Wednesday, after the investigation showed the father of the victim finding Dwyer in an alleged illegal sexual activity with his daughter.

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Governor Bobby Jindal doesn’t want the Republican Party to waste the opportunity that’s in front of them now that the G-O-P has majority control of both the US House and Senate. Jindal says Republicans have had the majority before, and didn’t take advantage…

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Governor Jindal has already endorsed Congressman Bill Cassidy for the US Senate runoff race, but incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu says that may not help Cassidy. She says Jindal and Bill Cassidy are like two peas in a pod…

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The runoff election is December 6th.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s message to republicans in Washingon D-C, don’t waste the opportunity now that the G-O-P has control of the House and Senate.

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Meanwhile, today, the Senate Democrats’ campaign committee cancelled almost $2 million dollars in TV ad placement to help Senator Mary Landrieu’s campaign against Congressman Bill Cassidy. The committee says they still support Landrieu, but they will now evaluate their ad spending on a weekly basis.

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After Republicans gained control of the US Senate, a new opportunity presented itself to Louisiana Senator David Vitter. Vitter is slated to be the Chairman of the Small Business Committee when the new Senate convenes next year.

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Vitter has already announced he is a candidate for Louisiana Governor.

An Opelousas man has been arrested for bribery of voters for this past election. Opelousas Police began the investigation of 64 year-old Wilford Young during the early voting period, and it lasted through election day.

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That’s Opelousas Police Sgt. Jody White.

Opelousas Police has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. 64-year-old Wilfred Young is charged with bribery of voters.

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That’s Opelousas Police Sergeant Jody White, who says they are not sure if others are involved in scheme, but that investigation continues.

So what’s up with Governor Bobby Jindal’s recent weight gain? At least one report says it’s a move to to look more presidential. Jindal says it’s more closely related to the tailgate…

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He says he won’t announce his decision about running for President until next year.

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Coming on the heels, of Republican control of the Senate following the election, Louisiana Senator David Vitter is slated to be the Chairman of the Small Business Committee when a new Senate convenes next year. Although Vitter says he’s excited about taking over the chairmanship, he’s even more excited about the challenges ahead of him if he is elected governor …
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In the Louisiana Senate race run-off news, Governor Bobby Jindal has endorsed Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. And with that announcement, Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu is calling Cassidy out for finding fault with other people’s records, but not his own…

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With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, Louisiana Senator David Vitter is slated to be the chairman of the Small Business Committee when Congress convenes next year. Bitter says one thing he will emphasize as chairman is the power and importance of our energy economy. He says the country would still be in a technical recession if not for the new energy jobs related to American natural gas and oil…:
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The senator says he’s excited about this opportunity.

The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. 64-year-old Wilfred Young is charged with bribery of voters. Sergeant Jody White says two people have come forward with tips and they’re still trying to determine exactly how many people were offered money for a vote…:
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Young is charged with felony bribery of voters.

Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu hopes Governor Bobby Jindal’s endorsement of Bill Cassidy will hurt the Republican in December’s US Senate runoff election. She says she looks at Jindal’s endorsement as a black eye for the Cassidy campaign, based on how the governor has led the state…:
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He says Cassidy has spent this campaign talking about other people’s records, but not his own.

Meanwhile Congressman Bill Cassidy has responded to Landrieu’s 6 debate challenge. He’s accepted an invite to debate the incumbent on December 1st, and says he’ll debate her as many other times as she brings Barack Obama to Louisiana.

Governor Bobby Jindal is sending a message to the Republican party saying they shouldn’t waste the opportunity now that the GOP has control of both sides of Congress. He says based on Tuesday’s election results, Americans want changes in Washington D-C and they hope republicans can provide bold ideas…:
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Meanwhile Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu reacts to Jindal’s endorsement of US Senate Candidate Congressman Bill Cassidy in the runoff. She says she hopes it will hurt the Republican saying Cassidy and Jindal are two peas in a pod…:
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Today Cassidy announced he will debate Landrieu on December 1st.

With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, Louisiana Senator David Vitter is slated to be the new chairman of the Small Business Committee. Eric Gill has more…:
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Nobody won last night’s Powerball jackpot so now the prize goes to an estimated $203 million dollars for Saturday’s drawing.