Secretary of State Tom Schedler says the ballots for the October 24th primary were sent to the printer, but it’s possible several names will be removed before election day. He says they started out with about 1150 races statewide, but due to offices running unopposed, challenges or candidates dropping out, there are now about 575 active races…:
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He says accurate ballots can be found at geaux-vote-dot-com.

A new independent poll on the Lieutenant Governor’s race shows a very tight election. The Clarus Research survey, paid for by the Advocate and W-W-L-T-V, shows Democrat Kip Holden leading Republican John Young by two percentage points. Fellow Republican Billy Nungesser is not far behind, while GOP candidate Elbert Guillory is polling in the single digits.

According to the American Cancer Society Action Cancer Network, more than nine-thousand Louisiana residents will die of cancer in 2015. That’s why hundreds of cancer survivors and patients are in D-C to urge Congress to make the fight against cancer more of a priority. Amber Stevens of Metairie says one of their concerns is the cost barrier some Medicare patients deal with when it comes to colorectal screening…
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Stevens says they are also asking Congress to increase funding for cancer research.

A start-up airline called “Glo” is offering non-stop daily flights from New Orleans to Shreveport, Little Rock and Memphis. Founder Trey Fayard says this will help the business person get around the mid-south quick…
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Flights begin November 15th.