The three major Republican candidates in the Lt. Governor’s race – Opelousas state Senator Elbert Guillory, Former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, and Jefferson Parish President John Young – qualified for this fall’s election Tuesday morning. Young says, if elected, he’s eager to work with the new administration…

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Democrat Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden is expected to qualify later today.

Governor Bobby Jindal may be gaining support in Iowa. An NBC/Marist Poll shows the governor with four percent of the vote, while a Gravis Poll has Jindal at 5 percent. Gravis Marketing President Doug Kaplan says there is plenty of time left for Jindal or another candidate to catch up and take the lead…

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Kaplan says Jindal isn’t doing well in the national polls but those don’t really matter at this point in the race.

Today is the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Betsy making landfall in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Betsy was the signature storm of New Orleans and a turning point for the city up until Hurricane Katrina. He says the hurricane made landfall at night and created major flooding across the region…

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Keim says Betsy was a defining moment for the Crescent City and should be remembered.

LSU has released its plans for refunding those who had tickets for Saturday’s cancelled McNeese State football game. Head of the LSU athletic ticket office, Brian Broussard, says If you bought a ticket for the game through the office with cash or check, then you’ll need to show proof of purchase before getting a refund…

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If you’re a season ticket holder or purchased tickets through LSU with a credit card, you will automatically be issued a refund on your credit card account by September 30th.