The missing 11-year-old boy has been found. 

Today marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Gill has more…

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An 11-year-old boy who took a cab to the Mercedes Benz-Superdome and was reported missing has been found safe. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says his family last saw him leaving his home in Gretna on Wednesday morning. Colonel John Fortunato says a New Orleans Police officer found the child walking on Downman Road and he’ll be reunited with his family.

A Baton Rouge television reporter has told the Baton Rouge Advocate he was fired after he confronted Republican Senator David Vitter about his past involvement with prostitutes. Reporter Derek Myers says he confronted Vitter about his 2007 admission to a “very serious sin” after he qualified at the Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday. A Vitter campaign spokesman and the station’s general manager said no one from the campaign approached them about firing the reporter.

Today is the final day of qualifying to be on the ballot for the statewide elections. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden became the fourth person to sign up for the Lt. Governor’s race. Based on the latest campaign finance reports, Holden’s campaign is not as well funded as republican opponents Billy Nungesser and John Young. Holden says funding is a concern, but he can overcome it…
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Republican state senator Elbert Guillory is also in the race.