It appears self-financing is becoming a trend for political candidates in Louisiana after seven statewide candidates reached into their own pockets and loaned money to their campaigns. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says fundraising is becoming more difficult because many candidates are kind of picking over the same pool of donors…

cut 5 (10) “gonna kill them”

He says in the last fundraising quarter, statewide candidates collectively loaned themselves over $1.3 million.

Much of Louisiana is waking up to temperatures in the 60s this morning. Tim Humphrey, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says it is rare to see these temperatures before Labor Day…

cut 10 (07) “in August”

Humphrey says these cooler temperatures with lower humidity will only last for a couple of days.

Two accounts have been set up for the public to donate money to assist the family of fallen Louisiana State Police Trooper Steven Vincent. L-S-P Sgt. James Anderson says Steven was an extraordinary person and the family is doing their best to cope…

cut 8 (10) “totally unexpected”

Anderson says the donations can be made at any Capitol One nationwide and all funds will go directly to Vincent’s wife, Katherine.

Today is the grand opening of the brand new $1.1 billion dollar University Medical Center in New Orleans. UMC spokeswoman Siona LaFrance says Governor Bobby Jindal and Mayor Mitch Landrieu will be on hand to celebrate the opening. She says they feel this new facility represents a new era in healthcare…:

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The 446 patient facility employs 2,000 people.