So far there are 8 candidates who have thrown their hat into the ring for the 6th Congressional District seat. Former Governor Edwin Edwards among them. He told the media at qualifying yesterday that this election will not be about political parties, but about principles and performance…:
CUT 11 (04) “public good”
Republican Garret Graves says voters need to get Edwards out of their minds and not focus on the circus he brings to the race, but the real issues at hand.

According to data published by the New York Times, Louisiana has the most native-born residents in the country. Demographer Elliott Stonecipher says many people who are born here are instilled with no desire to leave…:
CUT 5 (09) “want to be here”
The newspaper indicates they found nearly four out of five Louisiana citizens were born in Louisiana.

Louisiana State Police says a 16-year-old was killed and two other teens injured in an accident yesterday in Lafourche Parish. Eric Gill has the story…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in finding the shooter who killed a 7-year-old boy in Baton Rouge Saturday night. Terrez Coleman and his family were driving home from a family reunion when a shot was fired into their car by a passing vehicle. Terrez was shot in the heart and one of his sisters was grazed by the bullet. Officials have released an image of the car that is possibly connected to the shooting.