US Senator David Vitter will campaign this weekend against his colleague in the senate, democrat Mary Landrieu. Tomorrow morning, Vitter will knock on doors in Baton Rouge with representatives of the national anti-abortion group, the Susan B. Anthony List. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s rare for a sitting US Senator to spend time knocking on the doors of voters’ homes…

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He says it’s also uncommon for a US Senator to actively campaign against the other Senator from their state.

National Hunting and Fishing Day is tomorrow and the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is inviting Louisianians to take part in free events will be held in Baton Rouge, Monroe, Minden, and Woodworth. LDWF Secretary Robert Barham says there will be lots of activities at each location…

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You can get all of the information online at wlf-dot-louisiana-dot-gov.

According to the Shreveport Mayor’s office, Fire Chief Ronald Craig Mulford was fired Friday. Mulford has been on paid leave since being indicted in June on charges stemming from his handling of complaints against several firefighters under his command. Political analyst Elliot Stonecipher says Mulford is accused of not reporting criminal activity…

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One of the firefighters has pleaded guilty to hiring a prostitute and acting cruelly toward an intellectually disabled man.

A Mississippi man convicted of murdering a 12-year-old girl and dumping her body in Catahoula Parish in 2010 was sentenced to death in federal court earlier today. A federal jury in Alexandria determined that 57-year-old Thomas Sanders should be put to death for the brutal kidnapping and murder of Lexis Roberts. Prosecutors say Sanders also killed the girl’s mother in Arizona in what they call a vacation that went terribly wrong.