Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter went toe to toe during an hour long debate Monday at the Baton Rouge Press Club. The two candidates for governor made the case on why they should be elected November 21st. Edwards says if elected, he will govern in a way that is bi-partisan and that reaches out to everyone across the state.

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The first televised debate between the two gubernatorial candidates will air tonight on LPB stations around the state. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross predicts the candidates will be aggressive, especially because of recent attack ads.

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The hour long debate will begin at 7 p.m.

The city of Marksville is trying to come to grips as to why city marshals opened fire on a vehicle last week, killing a 6-year-old boy. Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse, Jr. are accused of shooting and killing Jeremy Mardis following a police chase. Marksville state Representative Robert Johnson says he’s looking to determine under what authority the city marshal acts…

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He says legislators must do whatever they can to prevent a tragedy such as this from happening again. Johnson says he’ll introduce legislation to tighten controls on the use of weapons by local marshals.