Eight candidates have qualified so far in the 6th District Congressional election. This race is highlighted by Democratic former governor Edwin Edwards and Republicans Dan Claitor, Paul Dietzel, and Garret Graves. The candidate field is expected to be very crowded. Graves says with a field like this, candidates will have to distinguish themselves…

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Qualifying ends tomorrow.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office has released a picture of the vehicle that was involved in last weekend’s fatal shooting of a seven-year-old boy in Baton Rouge. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says through private donations, a 10-thousand dollar reward is being offered, along with the 25-hundred dollar reward from Crime Stoppers, for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the gunman…

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Gautreaux says at this time his detectives believe this was a random act of violence.

The National Weather Service is keeping their eye on a tropical disturbance forming in the Atlantic. Meteorologist Danielle Manning says the system is fighting a little wind shear and dry air…

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As far as where this system will go, Manning says it’s too early to tell.

According to data published by the New York Times, Louisiana has the most native-born residents in the country. The newspaper found nearly four out of five Louisiana citizens were born in Louisiana. Demographer Elliott Stonecipher says this is due, in large part, to the fact that we have high out-migration numbers…

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Last month the Wall Street Journal published a study that found the top five happiest cities are all in the Bayou State.