Julia Letlow brings out a heavy hitter to help her urge her supporters to get to the polls in early voting. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Letlow’s opponent, Democrat Jamie Davis, is holding a campaign event at this hour in New Orleans. Davis believes he has a real chance to beat Letlow on November third. The farmer from Tensas Parish says his internal polling shows he’s only four percentage points behind, despite not receiving any financial support from the National Democratic Party.

Jim Henderson’s last day as president of Louisiana Tech is tomorrow. The UL System is accepting applications until November sixth from individuals who are interested in becoming the school’s next president. Greg Hilburn of the USA Today Network says State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley is a rumored candidate

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The U-L System is looking to have a new president in place on January 1st.

The Saints held their first practice today in Paris as the team gets ready Sunday’s game  against Pittsburgh. New Orleans arrived in France early Monday morning and General Manager Mickey Loomis says the early departure was not just to get acclimated to the new time zone.

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Meanwhile in New Orleans, the Pelicans tip-off the regular season by hosting the Pacers.