US Senator David Vitter is making it known, he doesn’t want fellow Senator Mary Landrieu to return for a fourth term. Eric Gill has the story…

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A federal jury in Alexandria has returned a verdict of guilty against a Las Vegas man who kidnapped and murdered a 12 year-old girl in the fall of 2010. Fifty-seven year old Thomas Sanders will be given the death penalty. The jury heard from a total of 18 witnesses in the case of the brutal killing of Lexus Roberts.

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The fire chief of Shreveport has been fired, according to a statement from the mayor’s office Thursday. Ronald Craid Mulford had been on paid leave since being indicted in June on charges stemming from his handling of complaints against several firefighters, including one involved with a prostitute. Political analyst Elliot Stonecipher says the mayor’s office dragged their feet on this one..

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It’s time for the festival season, and there’s no shortage of celebrations this fall.

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That’s Jacques Berry; the Communications Director with the Lt. Governor’s Office. This weekend, it’s the Sugar Cane Festival in New Iberia and the Ascension Balloon Festival in Gonzales.