The two candidates for governor held press conferences in Baton Rouge Friday. Democrat John Bel Edwards was joined by sheriffs from the around the state as he received the Louisiana Sheriffs Association endorsement. Edwards says a recent ad for Republican David Vitter that claimed he plans to release up to 55-hundred inmates if elected, is untrue…

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The National Federation of Independent Business announced its endorsement for Vitter and then the Senator told a lunchtime crowd there’s a clear choice to make on November 21st…..

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The gubernatorial runoff is three weeks from today.

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Be sure to set your clock back one hour before going to bed tonight.

WVUE-TV reports the US Department of Education is investigating how LSU handles cases of rape and sexual assault. New Orleans state Senator JP Morrell has been an advocate when it comes to legislation requiring college campuses to do a better job in reporting sexual assaults. Morrell says many colleges find the issue of sexual assault on campus overwhelming…

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Federal investigators are checking into whether LSU responded promptly to a reported sexual assault incident earlier this year.

A flash flood watch is in effect for most of the state this Halloween and tornado watches are in effect for southwest and central Louisiana. Donald Jones, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says this weather event will be very similar to what we experienced last weekend…

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Jones says if you made plans for Halloween, it would be smart to move those indoors.