The Louisiana Army National Guard has made significant jumps in their overall strength and retention of force. Eric Gill reports…
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the October 24th primary and the Secretary of State’s office says turnout looks to be about average. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A survey from LSU finds that a majority of Louisiana residents are still not paying attention to the governor’s race. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Louisiana Army National Guard has made significant jumps in their overall strength and retention of force. LANG ranks number four among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force and first for retaining personnel. Col. Pete Schneider praises everyone at the Guard for helping raise Louisiana’s rankings…
He says Louisiana ranked number 15 last year in overall strength. In the last year, LANG was able to increase their numbers to 9,650, better than 100-percent of their strength goal. Schneider credits the state with providing fantastic to benefits to our National Guard…
He says LANG also surpassed its goal on retaining National Guardsmen. Schneider says as important as it is for the Guard to have new recruits, it’s also important that they keep as many experienced soldiers in their ranks as possible…
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the October 24th primary and the Secretary of State’s office says turnout looks to be about average. Spokeswoman Meg Casper says, so far, the numbers are only slightly behind what they saw for the Congressional elections in 2014…:
The 2015 gubernatorial early voting period began October 10th and will be over tomorrow at 6pm. Casper says every day they’ve seen about 20 to 30 thousand people participating in early voting statewide. She says it’s becoming more popular for people to make their choices ahead of election day…:
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Casper says they can’t remind voters enough to make sure your schedule is clear on election day because there’s a lot going on with football and hunting next Saturday. She says this is a really big election with nearly 1,070 offices up for grabs, about 2,000 candidates running and 4 constitutional amendments..:
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A new poll from LSU shows voters are getting more interested in the October 24thprimary, with about 40 percent of voters following election news, up from 25-percent last spring. Dr. Michael Henderson with the LSU Public Policy Research Lab says even though we’ve seen an increase, it’s still lower than last fall’s election.
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Henderson says several gubernatorial candidates have higher name recognition compared to the spring and summer. He says Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle and state Representative John Bel Edwards have made the most gains in name recognition. He says with name recognition, comes changes on how voters feel about the candidates.
Henderson says voters’ opinions of the major candidates are evolving. He says this is especially true for Vitter, who has both the highest share of favorable opinions at 30-percent and the highest share of unfavorable opinions at 41-percent.
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Leonard Fournette and the LSU Tigers will face eighth ranked Florida on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Last year, the Tigers beat the Gators 30-27, as Fournette rushed for, at that time, a career-high 140 yards and 225 all-purpose yards. The sophomore expects another tight contest in Death Valley
LSU is coming off a win over South Carolina that took place in front of a half-empty Tiger Stadium. Fournette says LSU fans are more than prepared for this Saturday and he’s looking forward to it…
Florida’s back-up quarterback, Treon Harris, will start for the Gators against LSU. He takes the place of Will Grier, who has been suspended for taking a banned over the counter supplement. Coach Les Miles says he doesn’t see a drop-off in talent with Florida’s number two QB….
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The four major candidates for governor squared off in the final televised debate before the October 24th primary and for most of the 60 minutes the four men stuck to discussing issues and how they would solve problems in the state. But Republican Scott Angelle did take one shot at the GOP frontrunner in the race David Vitter.
At the end of the debate, all the candidates discussed why they should be elected governor. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he has learned leadership throughout his life and is ready to serve the people of Louisiana.
Republican David Vitter says he will be an effective governor because he’s fighting for the people. He says he has proven to be effective time and time again and will continue to do so if elected.
Republican Jay Dardenne says we need a leader who has the vision and skillset to run our state. He says Louisiana is at a crossroads, but we have the opportunity to make a positive change….
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