Republican Donald Trump may be leading Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by a large margin in Louisiana, but a new poll on the Presidential race shows neither candidate is very popular. Bernie Pinsonat with Southern Media and Opinion Research says 53-percent of voters have an unfavorable view of Trump, while 60-percent dislike Clinton…:
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The poll showed Trump with 49% overall support compared to Clinton’s 33%.

The State Fair of Louisiana kicks off today, which annually brings in hundreds of thousands of people to Shreveport every year. That’s according to fair General Manager Chris Giordano who says the fair offers a wide variety of rides, attractions and events — but the food vendors seem to step up the weirdness every year…:
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The fair runs until Sunday November 13th. You can egt additional details at statefairoflouisiana.com.

Governor John Bel Edwards and three members of the state Legislature will tour Louisiana’s coast and a variety of offshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities today and tomorrow. Houma Representative John Zeringue says this sector is not only important to this region but the entire country…:
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Following the flyover, Edwards and the legislators will participate in an offshore energy industry roundtable in Port Fourchon.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the average American ate almost a pound more seafood in 2015 than they did the prior year. The statistic shows consumption of seafood grew to 15.5 pounds, up from 14.6 pounds in 2014. NOAA says this is in line with how much fisherman brought in last year — 9.7 billions pounds of fish and shellfish, an increase of 2% from 2014.