The Red Cross is on the LSU campus today collecting donations for South Carolina flood relief efforts. The Tigers and the Gamecocks kickoff at 2:30pm. Eric Gill reports..:
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Louisiana residents can start voting today for the state ‘s Oct. 24 election. Candidates are urging supporters to cast their ballots in advance as the various statewide and local races are expected to compete for attention on Election Day with college football games and hunting plans. Early voting runs from Saturday through Oct. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m, but closed Sunday.

Funeral services will be held in New Orleans beginning Sunday evening for legendary Cajun and Creole Chef Paul Prudhomme who passed away at the age of 75 last week. Visitation will be from 6pm-9pm tomorrow at Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home on Canal in New Orleans. Visitation will continue Monday morning at 9 a.m. at historic St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter.

Ads are out targeting Democratic Gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards seeking to tie him to President Barack Obama. They are funded by the Republican Governors Association. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says tying Democratic candidates to the president has worked for Republicans and Edwards will likely fight the ads by focusing on his own agenda in Louisiana…:
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In a statement, Edwards says the ads are a distraction from the one candidate who will destroy Governor Jindal’s failed policies.