Two new polls on the governor’s race show Democrat John Bel Edwards leading Republican David Vitter with 10 days to go before the election. Eric Gill reports…
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A new study finds drinking champagne can help to prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia. Emelie Gunn has more…..
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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says one of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy won’t be bonding out today because of a technical issue. It’s reportedly due to a state law banning attorneys from bonding out defendants. Sheriff Doug Anderson says the father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr., who is an attorney, was preparing a million dollar property bond to get his released…:
Greenhouse Jr. and Derrick Stafford are accused of firing at least 18 shots on the vehicle the boy, Jeremy Mardis, and his father, Chris Few, were riding in. Each were charged with second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. Anderson says once Greenhouse Jr. bonds out, he will have to be transferred…:
Norris Greenhouse Sr. is an assistant DA in Avoyelles Parish, but the office recused itself from the case and asked the state Attorney General to prosecute. Anderson says there are some conditions to Greenhouse Jr.’s bond…:
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Early voting for the November 21st runoff continues today. As of this morning, there were 119-thousand early votes, compared to 88-thousand for the same time period in the primary. And Pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics says larger parishes are early voting heavily…
Voter turnout for the primary was 39-percent, which was lower than anticipated. Couvillon says based on early voting totals so far, the turnout for the runoff should be higher than the primary…
Couvillon says the primary election dragged on and on and many voters were not exicted to go to the polls. He says the enthusiasm for the runoff is definitely higher…
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A new poll on the governor’s race published by The Advocate shows Democrat John Bel Edwards’ double-digit lead over Republican David Vitter slipping a bit. According to the survey, conducted by Market Research Insight, Edwards beats Vitter, 52 to 38 percent, if roughly 26-percent of African-Americans vote in the election. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley doesn’t think these results really surprise anyone…
The survey shows Edwards support among white voters has fallen 10-percent while Vitter gained 8-percent support. Stockley says this could signify some backlash over Edwards’ negative “prostitutes over patriots” ad…
The University of New Orleans has released their 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Runoff Survey and it reveals that Edwards enjoys a 22 point lead over Vitter among likely voters. UNO Survey Research Center Director Dr. Ed Chervenak says these results show Louisiana voters appear to be in a disgruntled mood…
The poll shows Governor Bobby Jindal with a 70-percent disapproval rating. Chervenak believes this is turning out to be a driving force in this election…
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A new study out of Reading University finds drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week can aid in preventing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Dr. Jeff Keller with LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says champagne, like red wine, contains polyphenols, which is known to have great health benefits.
Keller says the study was based on trials in rats. He says grapes and other plants contain these polyphenols, which help to ward off predators in nature and apparently your memory as well….
Keller says any consumption of alcohol needs to be done carefully, but it’s very clear that in moderation champagne can be good for your cognitive functioning…
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