In a recent survey by pollster Verne Kennedy, Republican Scott Angelle has moved ahead of fellow GOP candidate David Vitter in the race for governor. Eric Gill has more…
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Baton Rouge food blogger and radio host Jay Ducote finds himself in the top three of the Food Network Star competition as the finale airs this Sunday. The top prize is your own show on Food Network. Michelle Southern reports…:
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In a recent survey by pollster Verne Kennedy, Republican Scott Angelle has moved ahead of fellow GOP candidate David Vitter in the race for governor. The poll of 600 residents, conducted between July 27th-31st, shows Angelle with 25-percent of the vote and Vitter with 22-percent. But ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley notes that previous polls have consistently showed Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards on top…
The poll shows Edwards at 20-percent and Republican Jay Dardenne at 12-percent with 21-percent undecided. Stockley say he is skeptical about the results of this poll, but says it is possible that Angelle has increased support over the last few months…
He says Angelle is the only gubernatorial candidate, thus far, to spend any real money on advertising and it could be paying off. Stockley says it may be time for the other candidates to take notice…
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Baton Rouge food blogger and radio host Jay Ducote will be competing in the finale of Food Network’s Star on August 16 to win his own show on the network. Three finalists made their own pilot for a cooking show in last night’s episode. Ducote prepared fried catfish topped with crawfish etoufee as his showcase dish. He says he has enjoyed the experience and the unique opportunities the show has offered:
In Ducote’s pilot, he filmed an episode of Deep-Fried America which explores the best versions of fried food all across the country. Ducote says if he wins, his show will remain Louisiana focused the way he’s competed throughout the season…:
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Ducote says there will be a viewing party for the show’s finale, which begins at 8pm, at the Varsity near LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge. He is still quiet about what his plans are for the future until Sunday’s episode is aired, but he says he is excited about his progress through the season…
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The largest public company headquartered in Louisiana, CenturyLink, says its estimating the elimination of 1000 jobs company-wide. Spokeswoman Annmarie Sarter says it’s unclear how the layoffs will impact the company’s corporate headquarters in Monroe…:
CenturyLink has already committed to expanding in northeast Louisiana and create 800 new jobs by next summer. Sarter says that deal is still on track…:
CenturyLink said in a prepared statement that results for the second quarter were below forecast primarily due to pressure on wholesale revenue and higher employee and benefit costs. Sarter says in addition to the layoffs, they are working on other ways to reduce expenses such as minimizing the number of contractors they work with and reducing travel expenses…:
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Just in time for the much anticipated start of football season, the Louisiana Lottery is back with its popular “Saints Fever” scratch-off which launched today. Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says this is their 7th Saints-branded scratch off game…:
Chopin says the $5 “Saints Fever” ticket features four top prizes of $100,000 plus the opportunity to enter non-winning tickets into a series of second chance drawings. She says Who Dat fans love this game because it also offers prizes that are once in a lifetime opportunities…:
Chopin says complete game and second chance drawing entry rules can be found online at louisianalottery.com. She says Louisiana Lottery’s long standing partnership with the Saints is a good one as they love supporting all things Louisiana…:
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