Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards will debate tonight on Louisiana Public Broadcasting and co-hosted by Council for a Better Louisiana. CABL President Barry Erwin says the focus of this debate will be the issues facing the state in a big way in the months ahead. He says it’s important for Louisianians to see Edwards and Vitter discuss their plans for Louisiana…:
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It beings on LPB at 7pm.

Organizers with Bayou Country Superfest announce another stellar lineup for the Tiger Stadium shows in 2016 which will be 7th year of the event. Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church will headline the three nights, May 27th-29th, with super star opening acts including, Darius Rucker and Dierks Bently says BCS Producer Quint Davis…:
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Davis says three day ticket packages will go on sale one week from today.

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. Legal analyst Tim Meche says even though a US District Judge ruled that Albert Woodfox shouldn’t have to face a third 40 year old trial, the 5th Circuit disagreed. He says trying this case poses many issues…:
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Amnesty International contends the convictions of Woodfox are riddled with flaws, and he’s unjustly been held in cruelty for several decades.

New Orleans music icon Allen Toussaint has died. Toussaint was on tour in Europe when he reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack after a performance in Madrid, Spain. The music legend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2011. Toussaint is survived by his two children and several grandchildren. He was 77-years-old.