Now that all hats are in the ring, election season is officially underway. The US Senate race is the biggest but many other races are shaping up to be interesting too. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat 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…:
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He says the 5th District race will also be interesting and is pretty much wide open.

The NFL has decided that they will no longer allow virtual on-field advertisements during game telecasts and it could have been sparked by concern over the Cajun spice Slap Ya Mama. Apparently the company got an email saying the NFL is dealing with domestic violence issues and that Slap Ya Mama sends the wrong message. All ads were pulled as the league cited some products weren’t consistent with league standards.

Louisiana State Police say a man from Clinton died after the SUV he was driving went off a highway and slammed into trees last night. They say 50-year-old Harry Williams drove off the road for unknown reasons on LA 63 and went through a ditch and hit several trees. He was not wearing a seat-belt at the time and suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash.

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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