The first published poll on next year’s US Senate race shows Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, a Democrat, and Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy leading the field in a hypothetical matchup. UL-Lafayette Political Science professor Pearson Cross says Kennedy might be one of the most popular politicians in the state, but a shake up in the race would be imminent if another Democrat decided to run…:
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The US Senate seat is being vacated by David Vitter who isn’t seeking another term.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections announce Burl Cain will be resigning from his job as Angola Prison Warden at the end of the year. Cain has been warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 21 years. He’d recently been the subject of some controversy over reports of alleged side private business dealings with favored inmates and their families.

State Police say a 14-year-old Prairieville boy was killed when he was struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bicycle in Ascension Parish. They say yesterday evening, Brennan Rube was on his bike on LA 73 and a 2000 Dodge truck driven by 26-year-old Joshua Ashford hit the teen from behind causing him to be ejected from his bicycle. Rube was pronounced dead at the scene and Ashford charged with negligent homicide for suspected speeding.

A Baton Rouge based pharmaceutical company has developed a new vaccine for prostate cancer. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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