A statewide poll on the presidential race here in Louisiana finds Republican Donald Trump’s lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton has shrunk. The JMC Analytics Survey had Trump with a 15-percentage point lead in July and now it’s seven. Pollster John Couvillon says the groping allegations against the billionaire affected this survey….
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Tonight is a televised US Senate debate on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it’s likely only one democrat will make the run-off, so expect Democrats Foster Campbell and Caroline Fayard to attack each other…
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The debate begins at 7 PM.

A Baton Rouge judge has ruled in favor of Attorney General Jeff Landry for his refusal to sign state contracts that protect against LGBT discrimination, in spite of an executive order signed by Governor John Bel Edwards. Political analyst Clancy Dubos…:
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The Governor’s Office says they are reviewing other legal options.

The finance website Value Penguin ranks I-10 and I-20 as the fourth and eighth most dangerous highways in the country respectively. Research analyst Craig Casazza says the purpose of the report is to raise awareness about the dangerous conditions along these highways…
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The report found that Louisiana has the third most fatal stretch of I-10, with a fatality rate of nearly 55 deadly accidents per 100 miles.