A new independent poll on the election for US Senate in Louisiana finds a tight race. Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy still leads the Southern Media and Opinion Research survey with 17-percent. But Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says GOP Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany is only two-percentage points back….
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Pinsonat says Democrat Caroline Fayard has improving poll numbers as well, as she’s up to 11-percent.

Governor John Bel Edwards is on his way to Washington following his appearance on his Ask The governor radio show. He said on the radio he is optimistic about their requests for federal aid from Congress…:
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A six-person jury in Ouachita Parish determined West Monroe Police Officer Jody Ledoux was “Not Guilty” of negligent homicide in the shooting death of Raymond Martinez in December of 2014. Defense Attorney Mickey Dubose says witnesses testified that the homeless man was drunk and belligerent…:
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If convicted, LeDoux faced five years in prison.

State officials are looking at ways unburied caskets could be easier identified following a disaster. Department of Health Program Manager in Emergency Preparedness, Henry Yennie, says they want to implement a barcode system you could scan on a casket with a phone app…:
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He says following the August floods, only 15% of interred graves have been identified.