Today is the final day to qualify for the November 4th election and first in line was 5th Congressional District Representative Vance McAllister. The Congressman came under fire earlier this year for being caught on tape kissing a married woman at his office and Governor Bobby Jindal called for his resignation. McAllister says the Governor should be more worried about serving the state…

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McAllister faces challenges from Republicans Zach Dasher, Harris Brown, and Dr. Ralph Abraham, and Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo among others.

UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says we haven’t seen any surprises during the qualifying period for the November elections because to run for political office today, you’ve got to lay the groundwork for your campaign early…

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Qualifying ends today at 4:30.

Get ready for the hottest weekend of the year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there is a large ridge of high pressure setting up across the central United States which is limiting thunderstorm activity and driving up the temperatures…

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Keim says high temps through the weekend will be in the upper 90′s, even triple digits in some cases.

The Louisiana Lottery is reporting a 10 percent 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. Looking ahead, Lottery spokesperson Kimberly Chopin says they’re looking to capitalize on the popularity of their scratch-offs by giving the public what they want…

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This year’s Lottery contribution to the treasury is its highest since 1993.