The four major gubernatorial candidates will debate tonight and it will be shown on W-D-S-U TV and NBC affiliated stations across the state. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this is a chance for Republican candidates Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne to gain some traction against frontrunner David Vitter…
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The debate will also be streamed online, beginning at 6 PM.

Get ready for lower temperatures and lower humidity as a result of a cold front that’s moved through the state. State climatologist Barry Keim says this weather pattern will persist through the weekend and perhaps into early next week…
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High temps today will be in the mid-80s.

A study shows more Louisiana drivers are buckling up than ever before. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director, Col. John LeBlanc, says their 2015 Louisiana Seat Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Observation Survey found a record 86 percent of front seat passengers and drivers we’re using their seatbelt….
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Leblanc says they’re still trying to convince more young male drivers to buckle up.

The Department of Children and Family Services announces changes to the food assistance program. Starting today, those who are considered able-bodied adults without dependents must work at least 20 hours a week or be enrolled in a federally-approved job training program to qualify for SNAP benefits. If not, they will only receive benefits for three months over a three-year period. Currently there is no imposed time limit for adults who are not able to work.

Tonight all four major gubernatorial candidates will appear at a televised debate hosted by W-D-S-U-TV in New Orleans. Emelie gunn has more…
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According to a poll paid for by The Advocate and W-W-L-T-V, republicans in this state support Ben Carson for President. Twenty-three-percent of the respondents prefer him over Donald Trump, who received 19-percent. Fifty-seven-percent of democrats like Hillary Clinton for president while Joe Biden received 22-percent.

A cold front has moved through the state and cooler weather is on the way as high temperatures will be in the mid-80s today, and around 80-degrees tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim believes for the most part, those long periods of hot sticky weather are over for 2015….
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Cash rewards are now being offered for information on the whereabouts of a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from prison last week. Authorities are trying to apprehend 32-year-old Benjueil Johnson of Plaquemine after he was accidentially let out of the East Feliciana Parish jail. A department of corrrections worker was not aware he was convicted of manslaughter after he finished time for other charges.