06:30 Newscast September 11, 2015

A political action committee, called the Louisiana Water Coalition, released a television commercial reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Vitter needs 30 percent of the vote to make the runoff and those voters have stuck with him since day one…

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Pinsonat says the majority of Louisiana voters aren’t worried about what happened with Vitter seven years ago, they just want the most conservative candidate.

Former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister has jumped back in the political ring. McAllister qualified Thursday to run for the state Senate District 33 seat currently held by second term incumbent Mike Walsworth. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this could be a very entertaining race. He says McAllister does have a couple of things going for him…

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McAllister lost his congressional seat in last fall’s elections after a kissing scandal became public.

The Franklin Parish community continues to mourn the loss of Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last Friday. FPHS Principal Brian Gunter says he’s thankful for the wave of support shown to the school and the Cameron family…

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Visitation for Cameron will be held this evening with funeral services scheduled for Saturday afternoon at River of Life Church in Winnsboro. The Patriot football team returned to the gridiron last night in a 43-18 loss to Wossman.