Louisiana’s high school graduation rate has hit a new high, as has the rest of the country. Michelle Southern has more on the numbers released by the White House…

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Another creepy clown has been arrested in Louisiana. Authorities say three witnesses called to report that 21-year-old Bradley Mock of Deridder was wearing a clown mask and brandishing a gun inside a vehicle in Vernon parish. When Mock was arrested, police learned the firearm he had was actually an air-soft gun resembling an M-4. Mock has reportedly been arrested on one count of terrorizing, and his bond was set at $50-thousand.

A survey from the American Farm Bureau shows that food prices at grocery stores are down from last year. Louisiana Farm Bureau specialist Neil Melancon says the numbers from their most recent quarterly survey found prices have dropped 13-percent.

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Melancon says only three of the 16 items on their list went up in price- bagged salad, apples, and potatoes.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is at the top of a new poll by JMC analytics at 23-percent. Pollster John Couvillion says Campbell is a lock for the runoff, but we can expect to see the three major Republicans ramp up their ads even more.

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The poll was paid for by the John Fleming campaign.