In the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks on innocent people in Paris, Governor Bobby Jindal is joining several other states in issuing executive orders to keep Syrian refugees out. State Police Col Mike Edmonson says there is no indication any threat exists here with regards to Syrian refugees and he’s been in constant contact with the FBI since the Paris attacks.
JMC Analytics is out with a new survey on Saturday’s runoff elections. Eric Gill takes a look at the results…:
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The Secretary of State’s Office says 16% more people turned out to early vote for Saturday’s runoff than did for the October primary. The director of the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center, Ed Chervenak, says when you compare the early voting figures from the primary to the runoff, there was an increase in African-American voters and registered democrats, which would benefit Edwards over his Republican opponent David Vitter..:
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He expects tonight’s televised debate will be a harder hitting one than the others.
Widespread reports of the firing of Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan slowed down after Head Coach Sean Payton told reporters this morning that staff changes had not been made. The Saints lost to Washington yesterday 47-14. Payton did hint that changes are coming…:
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