A delegation of anti-Common Core state lawmakers head to Oklahoma to hear how leaders there were able to repeal the education standards. Michelle Southern reports…

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Incumbent 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister has officially qualified for re-election. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says between McAllister’s kissing scandal and a large field of candidates, this race will definitely be interesting…

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Qualifying for the November elections ends at 4:30 this afternoon.

Scratch-off tickets seem to be more popular than ever. The Louisiana Lottery reports an increase in the sale of scratch-off tickets which helped them add a near record $161.6 million to the state treasury for K-12 public education. Lottery spokesperson Kimberly Chopin says that figure is $1.4 million more than last year…

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Chopin says lottery scratch-off sales grew by 10%.

Many LSU fans will make their way to Houston next week for the season opener against the Wisconsin Badgers. For those Tiger supporters who still want to go, David Fletcher, executive director of the Advocare Texas Kickoff, says there’s still a hand full of tickets left…

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The Tigers and Badgers will face off Saturday August 30 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is set for 8PM.