The most recent campaign finance figures for the Lt. Governor’s race shows Republican John Young leading the field with over $2.2 million in cash on hand. Fellow Republican Billy Nungesser is not far behind with more than $1.6 million. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that’s a lot of money for this race…

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Democrat Kip Holden reports $68,000 cash on hand, while Republican Elbert Guillory owes his campaign nearly $4,000.

In a recent WalletHub study, Louisiana ranks near the bottom in the nation when it comes to the quality of its school systems. The state came in at No. 47 overall and ranks 48th in both math and reading test scores, but Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter, Chairman of the state House Education Committee, says there are a lot of good things happening in our schools which are turning that trend around…

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State Health officials have found another water system in Louisiana that contains a deadly brain eating amoeba. The Department of Health and Hospitals says the presence of the amoeba was found during surveillance testing of an Ascension Parish water system that serves 18-hundred residents near Donaldsonville. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry…

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This is the same amoeba found in St. Bernard Parish last week.

The Humane Society of Louisiana issues a statewide heat advisory for pets after learning of a dog fatality in Franklin Parish. Director Jeff Dorson says during the hot summer months they start to receive a lot of calls from around the state regarding people not taking proper care of their pets and leaving them out in the heat…

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Dorson says in the Franklin Parish case, they got a call from neighbors about a gray pit bull tied up outside without any shade or water for several days.