The four major gubernatorial candidates squared off in their final televised debate before next Saturday’s primary. 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…

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A new poll from LSU shows voters are getting more interested in the primary, 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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The primary election is one week from tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the final day to early vote for the October 24th primary. Secretary of State Spokeswoman Meg 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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She says, so far, early voting numbers are only slightly behind what they saw for the Congressional elections in 2014.

The Louisiana Army National Guard ranks number four among all other states’ National Guards in overall strength of its force. Col. Pete Schneider credits the state with providing fantastic benefits to our National Guard in helping to keep numbers up…

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LANG also ranked number one in the nation for retaining personnel.