US Representative John Fleming of Minden joins fellow Republican Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany in announcing plans to run for US Senator David Vitter’s soon-to-be vacant seat next year. Political analyst Elliot Stonecipher says considering the Senate race is still nearly a year away, he thinks candidates should hold off on making any announcements until the dust settles from this past election….

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Saturday is Small Business Saturday and it appears a record number of people are planning to shop local. State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, Dawn Starns, encourages shoppers to keep local stores in mind this holiday season, because the money spent at a small retailer goes right back into the local economy…

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The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Pierre Part woman accused of running a Facebook scam. Authorities say 32-year-old Latisha Landry ran a store on Facebook called Elite Boutique and their investigation discovered that people from at least six states failed to receive items they purchased from the online store. Landry is charged with a total of 49 counts of credit card fraud. Additional charges are possible.

For the fourth year in a row, the cost for a traditional Thanksgiving meal has increased. Don Molino reports…

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