On the eve of Election Day, the newest JMC Analytics poll shows Democrat John Bel Edwards with 47 percent of the vote, and Republican David Vitter with 43 percent. Edwards was above 50 percent in the JMC poll earlier this week. LAPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says the Syrian refugee issue has helped Vitter gain ground…:
CUT 3 (08) “leverage that”
But he says it’ll be a challenge for Vitter to catchup quick enough before tomorrow’s election.

The Joint Legislative Budget committee today approved Governor Bobby Jindal’s plan to plug the state’s 487-million dollar budget deficit. Both candidates said they would reject the budget if elected because it doesn’t solve any problems long term.

A recent report, compiled by Morning Consult, shows that Governor Bobby Jindal is the second least popular governor in the nation. The report shows only 35-percent of Louisiana voters approve of Jindal’s performance.

It’s Click It or Ticket time as we enter the weekend before the Thanksgiving Holiday. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says nobody wants to remember the holidays tragicly and buckling up has been proven to save lives. He says in addition to checking for seatbelt violations, troopers will also be on the lookout for motorists drinking and driving..:
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Reichardt says they’ll be increased patrols between November 22 until the 29th.

State Police say a man involved in a fatal hit and run crash this morning in West Baton Rouge Parish is in custody and it’s believed he was driving drunk when the incident occurred, then ran from the scene. They say an investigation revealed 27-year-old Nicholas Porche ran a flashing red light in Erwinville and collided with another pickup truck. The driver of that truck, 53-year-old Michael Holmes of Ventress, was pronounced dead on the scene. Troopers were able to locate Porche in a sugarcane field a few hours later and his charges include 4th Offense DWI and Vehicular Homicide.