US Senator David Vitter will campaign this weekend against his colleague in the senate, democrat Mary Landrieu. Saturday morning, Vitter will knock on doors in Baton Rouge with representatives a national anti-abortion group. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s rare for US Senator to knock 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.

According to the Shreveport Mayor’s office, Fire Chief Ronald Craig Mulford has been fired after being 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.

With the autumn season in Louisiana comes the festival season and there’s no shortage of celebrations this fall 2014. Jacques Berry, Communications Director with the Lt. Governor’s Office, says Louisiana festivals are more than just food and music. He says they all have themes and traveling the state for these parties is a great opportunity to learn about your state…

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He says starting with this weekend we’ve got the huge Sugar Cane Festival happening in New Iberia and the Balloon Festival in Gonzales.

Governor Bobby Jindal is visiting New Hampshire and Iowa this weekend, two important presidential campaign states. Friday, the governor was in New Hampshire. Saturday Jindal makes several stops in Iowa including an Iowa State University tailgate for Republican Senator Bill Dix and a speech at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition.