The music community is in mourning today after the passing of New Orleans music icon Allen Toussaint. Toussaint (Two-Saint) was on tour in Europe when he reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack after a performance Monday in Madrid, Spain. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame President Mike Shepherd says Toussaint was not only one of the biggest international figures in music, but was also a true gentleman…:
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Toussaint (Two-Saint) was 77-years-old.

The two candidates for Governor in the November 21st runoff will face off in a debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana tonight. The debate between Republican David Vitter and Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards begins at 7PM and will be televised statewide on LPB stations.

The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Louisiana can keep the final Angola 3 inmate in jail and try him again in the 1972 killing of a prison guard. The move reverses an order by a US District Judge that Albert Woodfox must be released and not face a third trial. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Woodfox’s other two convictions were tossed on technicalities.
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Meche says even though lawyers have been successful at getting support for Woodfox’s release, he’ll still need to be tried again in front of a jury.

Bayou Country Superfest announces the lineup for the 2016 shows in Tiger Stadium. In the three nights over Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th-29th, fans will hear from Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Eric Chuch, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum just to name a few.