Qualifying is underway for the November elections. The fifth and sixth congressional districts appear to be competitive. Scott Carwile reports…

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In the Senate race, Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and Republican challenger Bill Cassidy have qualified. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this race will come down to who can get the vote out…

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Judge Todd Hernandez sided with Common Core proponents yesterday and lifted the Jindal administration’s suspension of testing contracts tied to the controversial education standards. The governor’s office plans to file an appeal. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Stephen Kupperman, says although it’s early in the process, he believes the Common Core aligned testing will be used at the end of this school year…

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A statement from Governor Jindal’s office says that they believe the judge is wrong on the facts and the law and hopes he will reconsider this ruling at the full trial.

Louisiana State Police have arrested 66-year-old Ernest Kickle Jr. of Leesville on rape and human trafficking charges. Vernon Parish officials received information that Kickle was attempting to buy a 10-year-old child for sex. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says Kickle was booked into the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department Detention Center…

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Kickle is being held on a 1.5 million dollar bond.