Louisiana’s US Senate race shaping up to be a big race. Eric Gill has the story…
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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will air tonight on NBC and there are five Louisiana-made series and miniseries that are all in the running for some really nice honors. Michelle Southern has that…:
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A pro choice organization files a lawsuit to prevent an anti-abortion law from going into effect. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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With election qualifying behind us, all eyes are turned toward November 4th. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat sees several races destined for a runoff election in December. In the US Senate race, Pinsonat says the picture is pretty clear…
Pinsonat says a December runoff between Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and Republican Bill Cassidy could determine control of the US Senate. He says the waters are a little cloudy when it comes to the 6th Congressional District race. Most pundits believe Edwin Edwards is a shoe-in for a December runoff. Pinsonat says beyond that, this race is really a toss up…
Pinsonat thinks the 5th Congressional District election is wide open. He says incumbent Vance McAllister has lost a lot of his base and popularity due to the infamous kissing scandal earlier this year. Pinsonat says that plus the fact that he has some well funded challengers, makes this race difficult to call…
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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will air tonight on NBC and there are five Louisiana-made series and miniseries that are all in the running for some really nice honors. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly…:
Stelly says True Detective, Bonnie & Clyde, American Horror Story and Treme all had stellar story lines and Louisiana provided a perfect backdrop. He says of course with Top Chef New Orleans it’s all about our famous food but all these shows have that one thing in common…:
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A state law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital goes into a effect next Monday, but the Center for Reproductive Rights has filed lawsuit in federal court challenging the law. An attorney for the center, Julie Rikelman, says the courts have blocked similar laws around the country…
Rikelman says the law, which was passed by the legislature earlier this year, will close all five of the state’s five abortion clinics. She says one of their arguments against the law is that the state didn’t give abortion doctors enough time to obtain the prvileges
But Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper disagrees and says abortion doctors had enough time to get admitting privileges
Clapper says Louisiana has the right to close a loophole in the current law, which allows for abortion facilities to operate at a lower standard, compared to other surgical facilities…
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The Saints look like they are ready for the regular season based on their performance on Saturday night as they defeated the Colts 23-17. Quarterback Drew Brees, who has been nursing an oblique injury, appeared in his first preseason game and threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns…
Brees’ two touchdown passes went to Austin Johnson and Marques Colston. Tight end Jimmy Graham had two catches for 49 yards and likes that the offense already seems to be in a rhythem despite Brees’ injury
Cut 15 (20) “nothing but good”
Game week has arrived for the 13th ranked Tigers as they’ll leave later this week for Houston where they’ll play 14th ranked Wisconsin on Saturday night. Senior linebacker DJ Welter says the intensity at practice has been picking up as they get closer to gameday
Running back Terrence Magee says they are expecting a crazy atmosphere in Houston…