The New Orleans chapter of the NAACP wants David Vitter’s gubernatorial campaign to take down a TV ad that uses the word “thugs” inside the commercial. Chapter President Morris Reed says the ad seeks to strike fear in the hearts of the white community…

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The Vitter campaign has said they will not remove the ad from television.

State Police is reminding kids and parents to play it safe when trick-or-treating this Halloween. Trooper Brian Lee encourages people to check the State Police sex offender registry to see if there are any culprits in the area you’ll be trick or treating…

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Lee says it’s also important to make sure your kids know their address and phone number in case they wander off, they know how to find you.

Three major national political forecasters now say a Republican win in Louisiana’s gubernatorial election is not as certain as it once was. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Republican David Vitter ended up with high negatives because of the type of attacks he was getting from his opponents in the primary…

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Some forecasters are now classifying this race as a “toss-up”.

Weather forecasters say Halloween could be frightening, as severe storms and heavy rainfall is expected. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a front will stall along the Louisiana coast and it will help to produce another significant rain event, similar to what we saw last weekend…

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Keim says this rain will likely take care of the lingering drought problems we’ve had, even in north Louisiana.