Even though recent polls have shown Republican David Vitter has the highest unfavorability rating of the four candidates running for Governor, analysts still believe he has the best shot. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says if Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards make the runoff, Louisiana voters will likely lean to the more conservative candidate…:
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Based on the latest poll from LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, Vitter’s unfavorable rating is 41-percent, the three other candidates were in the teens or single digits.

Forecasters say the upcoming El Nino could be one of the strongest ones on record. State Climatologist Barry Keim says during these types of events, rainfall runs about 25 percent above average. He says El Ninos tend to bring more freezing weather, too…:
Cut 14 (09) “that’s incredible”

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is proposing changes to waterfowl zones and they want to know how hunters feel about it. You can see the suggested new boundaries online at wlf.la.gov. Waterfowl program manager Larry Reynolds…:

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He says the Waterfowl Hunting Commission will consider the zoning changes at their November 5th meeting.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Department of Ag and Forestry announce the arrest of a man who is accused of intentionally setting fires when he worked as a volunteer firefighter in 2010 and 2011. They say 22-year-old Justin Murphy of Jonesboro confessed to the arson after being questioned as a “person of interest” in the recent Bienville Parish blaze which destroyed a home about about 800 acres of land last week. His bond was set at $90,000.