It’s election day. The ballot features Congressional races, including U-S Senate, eight constitutional amendments and local elections. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the third district Congressional race is worth watching as Republican Clay Higgins faces a serious challenger from his own party, Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt. Pinsonat says Higgins has endorsements from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and former President Donald Trump, while Hoggatt has endorsements from two former congressmen and former Senator John Breaux…
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Scalise is headed for re-election in District One. The Jefferson Parish Republican is well ahead of any challenger is fundraising. Scalise tells LRN he’s enjoyed campaigning; both for himself and for other fellow Republicans…:
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The Louisiana Republican party executive committee has voted to endorse Attorney General Jeff Landry in next year’s governor’s race. LA Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford called it historic—and controversial.
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Alford says this is a sign of Landry flexing his political muscles a year away from the election.

If you were at Tiger Stadium Saturday you know the crowd played a significant role in LSU’s victory, so significant it registered on a seismograph. LSU Chair of Geology and Geophysics Darrell Henry says they recorded a seismic event during the last touchdown of the game and moments later when the Tigers converted the two-point conversion.
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Henry refers to the 1988 “Earthquake Game” against Auburn and most recently when Garth Brooks played Callin’ Baton Rouge live in April.