The first televised Louisiana gubernatorial debate featuring all four candidates airs tonight on W-D-S-U-in New Orleans and NBC TV affiliated stations. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says Republican David Vitter has missed several recent forums and debates, but it doesn’t look good for him to miss too many…
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The debate begins at 6 PM.

An independent poll finds Louisiana Republican voters prefer Ben Carson over Donald Trump for President, while Democrats in this state support Hillary Clinton.

Reward money of up to six-thousand dollars is being offered for information leading to the arrest of 32-year Benjueil Johnson. He’s the man who was mistakenly released from jail last week, when he should be behind bars serving a 40-year sentence for manslaughter. Johnson lived in Plaquemine prior to incarceration.

A record percentage of drivers are wearing seatbelts in Louisiana. That’s according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Executive director Colonel John Leblanc says their seat belt observation survey found a record 86-percent of front seat passengers and drivers are buckled up. He attributes the increse to “Click it or Ticket” and other seatbelt campaigns…
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Leblanc says they’re still trying to get more young male drivers to buckle up.

Louisiana residents are feeling good about the weather this morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says temperatures are in the low to mid 60s…
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Keim says the nice weather will last through the weekend.