Two-point-one million Louisiana voters participated in the November third election, a voter turnout of 69-percent, slightly higher than 2016. The highlight of the election in the Bayou State was Senator Bill Cassidy’s victory without the need of a runoff. Cassidy told his supporters last night he’ll continue to uphold conservative ideals…
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Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins finished a distant second in the race. The Democrat, who ran his first statewide race, told his supporters to pray for Cassidy and encouraged a united front…
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The open fifth district Congressional race is headed to a run-off between Luke Letlow and Lance Harris. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley is expecting a tight race between two conservative Republicans….
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The runoff is December fifth.

Five of the seven constitutional amendments on the ballot have been added to the state’s constitution….
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The Secretary of State’s office says voter turnout for the November 3rd election was 69-percent, which is up slightly from the 2016 election. A total of two-point-one million voters in Louisiana turned in a ballot. President Donald Trump received 58-percent of the vote, the same percentage he received in 2016.

Senator Bill Cassidy avoided a runoff and was re-elected to a second six-year term. Brooke Thorington has more…
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There’s still one more election to be held in Louisiana this year and that’s the December fifth runoff. The Fifth District Congressional race will be on the ballot in northeast and central Louisiana, along with portions of the Florida parishes. Republicans Luke Letlow and Lance Harris are in the runoff. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley…
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The seat came open when Congressman Ralph Abraham decided against another term.

Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has been elected to a third term as he defeated three candidates. Higgins says it’s a humbling, overwhelming feeling to secure the confidence of the people during a difficult time for our nation and state…
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Louisiana’s four other House members who also ran for re-election, also secured victories.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has won a second six-term year in office as he cruised to a victory last night over 14 challengers. Cassidy celebrated his victory in his hometown of Baton Rouge and vowed to return to DC to fight for his constituents….
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Cassidy’s main challenger from the Democratic Party, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins received 19-percent of the vote.

But it was not all bad news for Democrats. Foster Campbell retained his north Louisiana Public Service Commission seat, edging out Republican Shane Smiley 53-47 percent. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford…
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Two Republicans are headed for a runoff in the 5th Congressional District race that covers a sprawling northeast, central, and Florida Parishes district. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Five of the seven constitutional amendments on the ballot passed, including amendment one a largely symbolic anti-abortion measure. Amendments Four and Five did not pass. And the Sports betting proposition passed in 55 of the state’s 64 parishes. The Louisiana Legislature will develop a framework for sports wagering in the 2021 legislative session.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has won a second term as he easily avoided a runoff in a race that featured 14 challengers. Cassidy received 59-percent of the vote and his closest competitor; Democratic Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins garnered 19-percent. Cassidy told supporters last night he’ll continue to uphold conservative ideals.
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Perkins thanked his supporters during his concession speech for their work on his campaign that started in July…
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The five members of Louisiana’s House delegation up for re-election easily won last night. Republican Clay Higgins beat out three other opponents to win a third term. Higgins, a former law enforcement officer who was first elected in 2016, is humbled by the support he’s received…
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The open fifth district congressional race is headed to a runoff between two Republicans, Luke Letlow and Lance Harris.

The anti-abortion amendment, Constitutional Amendment one on the ballot, easily won last night. But two constitutional amendments failed, Four and Five. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Amendment Five dealt with creating a new category for tax breaks for manufacturers. He says it just didn’t have enough support…
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63-percent voted against Amendment Five.

Five of the seven constitutional amendments on the ballot have been added to the state’s constitution. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Two Republicans are headed for a runoff in the 5th Congressional District race that covers a sprawling northeast, central, and Florida Parishes district. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Senator Bill Cassidy avoided a runoff and was reelected to a second term. Brooke  Thorington has more on his victory.

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The five members of Louisiana’s House delegation up for re-election have easily won another term in office. Republican Clay Higgins beat out three other opponents to win a third term. Higgins, a former law enforcement officer who was first elected in 2016, is humbled by the support he’s received…

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Higgins says all his effort will come from bended knee…

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Five of the seven constitutional amendments on the ballot passed. Amendment one, an anti-abortion measure, received the most support at 64-percent. But La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says amendment four which would create a new state budget spending limit failed…

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Also failing was Amendment Five which dealt with creating a new category for tax breaks for manufacturers. Alford says it just didn’t have enough support…

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There were two Public Service Commission races on the ballot and Democrat Foster Campbell won re-lection as he held off Republican Shane Smiley 53-47 percent. Alford says Campbell is a political survivor…

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The fifth Congressional District race is headed to a run-off featuring two Republicans, former Congressman Ralph Abraham’s chief of staff Luke Letlow and Alexandria State Representative Lance Harris.

ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it’s not surprising in the deeply conservative district that a Democrat failed to make the runoff.

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Stockley says GOP vs. GOP runoffs have been the case since former Congressman Rodney Alexander retired seven years ago.

Stockley says Letlow is the favorite due to his impressive half-million dollar fundraising effort but don’t count Harris out because anything could happen in a month.

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The seat came open after Congressman Ralph Abraham announced his retirement.

Stockley says if 5^th Congressional District voters go looking for ideological daylight between the two candidates they won’t find much…

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The runoff is December 5^th.

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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy won a second term Tuesday as he easily avoided a runoff in a race that featured 14 challengers. Cassidy received 62-percent of the vote and his closest competitor; Democratic Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins garnered 17-percent. Cassidy says he’ll continue to uphold conservative ideals.

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With his wife and children beside him during his acceptance speech, Cassidy vowed to return to DC to fight for his constituents…

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Perkins thanked his supporters during his concession speech for their work on his campaign that started in July. Perkins says over four months ago running for Congress was not on his radar.

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Perkins congratulated Sen Cassidy on his victory, told supporters to pray for Cassidy, and encouraged a united front.

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No LSU football on Saturday, but the Tigers baseball team will begin its purple-and-gold world series at Alex Box Stadium tonight at 6:30. Coach Paul Mainieri says the team has been practicing since September 30th and it looks they have a club that can play in Omaha next June…

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Mainieri says if the season started today, he would have three freshmen in the field. Will Safford at third base, Tre Morgan at first base and Dylan Crews in right field…

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Mainieri says the highlight of fall practice has been Morgan, a first baseman out of Brother Martin High School in New Orleans

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Mainieri says Morgan could be their number three-hitter and he’s an elite defender and also a good base runner.

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Winless ULM will be at Georgia State on Saturday. The Warhawks are 0-7, but Coach Matt Viator says the win-loss record is not changing how he coaches the players…

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Viator hopes to have senior running back Josh Johnson for Saturday’s 11 AM kick-off. He left in the first quarter of last Saturday’s game against Appalachian State with a hamstring injury. Viator says they should know more today…

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Polls close in 30 minutes in Louisiana but if you get in line by 8 PM you will still be allowed to cast a ballot. Polls have already closed in Georgia, North Carolina, and most of Florida, three key, close swing that’s that could decide the Presidential race. Should those states all go for President Trump it could be several days before we know a winner.

Voters could elect a new member to the U-S House of Representatives today. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Anecdotal reports indicate waits haven’t been too long across most of the state today after a deluge of early voting. For those still on the fence about heading out to cast a ballot over COVID Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter assures you it is COVID safe, or at least just as minimally risky as going to the grocery store. He had this message though for those who would get in line and refuse to mask up…

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Mail ballots are up an estimated 165-percent for this election in Louisiana, compared to the last Presidential election in 2016. But state officials are hoping this will not lead to a delay in getting complete results thanks to a law passed in the most recent special session, authored by Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt who says election workers got a four-day head start on the lengthy process.

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JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says polls are closing in North Carolina and Florida in less than an hour and we’ll start getting an early indication of who will win the Presidential race as results from those two states start pouring in…

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Nine candidates are facing off in the northeast and central Louisiana based 5^th Congressional District Race, a race spurred by the retirement of Congressman Ralph Abraham. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Abraham’s former Chief of Staff Luke Letlow has Abraham’s endorsement and is running a strong race so the biggest question is whether he ends up in a run-off. Stockley says state representative Lance Harris, a Republican from Alexandria could get enough support to force a runoff…

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Polls close at 8 PM tonight but if you get in line by 8 you’ll be allowed to vote, so if you are hesitant about going because you fear for your safety listen to this reassurance from Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter…

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A new law to allow Louisiana election officials to count absentee ballots four days in advance anticipates delivering results sooner than later.

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Polls in Georgia and most of Florida will close in less than three hours giving us our first taste of just how the night may be going for President Donald Trump and his challenger former VP Joe Biden. JMC Analytics publisher John Couvillon says Biden is favored to win because the President has the tougher task in that he’s unlikely to expand his 2016 electoral map and is playing defense across a wide range of states.

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The final polls of the cycle show the President facing substantial deficits in the “Blue Wall” northern Midwest states.

You have until 8 PM to get in line to vote in Louisiana. Before you vote Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter advises you to download the GeauxVote Mobile app and pre fill out your ballot so you can limit your time at the polling station…

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Counting mail-in ballots is the most time-consuming process of an election and with COVID, there are a record-breaking number of absentee ballots in Louisiana, but new law changes that. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt authored Senate Bill 22 which allowed election officials to prep mail-in ballots four days ago to be counted. Hewitt received input from election officials to change absentee ballot procedures.

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Election officials anticipate earlier results due to the change

Voters in northeast and central Louisiana and the Florida parishes will select a new Congressman for the 5th district today. There are nine candidates seeking to replace Republican Ralph Abraham, who did not seek re-election. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Abraham’s former chief of staff Luke Letlow has run a strong campaign.

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We’re inching closer to some of the first results of the Presidential election as in just about three hours polls will be closing in North Carolina and most of Florida. Those two states are key to the President’s reelection effort. Locally polls close at 8 PM but as long as you are in line by 8 PM you will still be allowed to vote.

Voters could elect a new member to the U-S House of Representatives today. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Anecdotal reports indicate waits haven’t been too long across most of the state today after a deluge of early voting. For those still on the fence about heading out to cast a ballot over COVID Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter assures you it is COVID safe, or at least just as minimally risky as going to the grocery store. He had this message though for those who would get in line and refuse to mask up…

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Mail ballots are up an estimated 165-percent for this election in Louisiana, compared to the last Presidential election in 2016. But state officials are hoping this will not lead to a delay in getting complete results thanks to a law passed in the most recent special session, authored by Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt who says election workers got a four-day head start on the lengthy process.

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