The state Democratic party is urging its members to get out and vote especially in light of the fact that it appears US Senate candidate David Duke has so much support. Duke polled at 5% in Raycom Media’s poll making him eligible to participate in a televised debate. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Stephen Handwerk says this is embarrassing….:
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Calls for comment from Duke were not returned.

State Police say a 17-year-old driver and her mother have both been cited in a two vehicle fatal crash in Loranger that claimed the life of a 15-year-old passenger. They say the teen driver did not have a license when she went through an intersection in a Hummer and did not yield to a fertilizer freight-liner that slammed into the vehicle. The 15-year-old passenger was not restrained in the Hummer and was ejected and later died. The mother was cited for allowing a non-licensed driver to drive.

Election Day is just around the corner, and it’s time the political ads will start ramping up. Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says voters will also start hearing about other races going on, not just US Senate and Presidential…:
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An effort to change the process in which an elected official is recalled in Louisiana is gaining steam due to Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni’s sexting scandal. Covington Representative Paul Hollis says Louisiana’s base signature requirement on petitions is too high and most of the successful recalls here in history are in very small areas…:
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In Louisiana petitioners have to collect thirty-three and a third percent of the total number of registered voters in order to be successful.