According to analysis done by The Wesleyan Media Project, the US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the country. Co-director Erica Franklin Fowler says for the most part, negative ads contain more concrete material than positive ads…

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The Wall Street Journal found that 0% of the ads run by Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy, over a two week period, were positive.

A new independent poll conducted on the 5th District Congressional race shows Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo with a slight lead in a very tight field. Mayo polled 19-percent of the vote, followed by Republicans incumbent Vance McAllister with 17-percent, Zach Dasher with 13-percent, and Dr. Ralph Abraham with 11-percent. But Pollster Brent Buchanan says there is still a lot up for grabs…

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The poll was conducted by Cygnal (signal) and surveyed just over 500 voters in the district.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals says a case of rabies has been confirmed in a dog in the West Monroe area. This follows two other animals in the state that tested positive earlier this year. State Veterinarian Dr. Gary Balsamo says, unfortunately, some people seem to be downplaying the seriousness of vaccinating for rabies, especially for pets who always remain indoors…

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Balsamo says people should make sure their pets avoid stray animals and report them to animal control.

The Baton Rouge Police officer who drove his patrol car into an LSU lake has resigned. Byron Boudreaux was placed on administrative leave after the September 11th incident while the department investigated. It was determined that Boudreaux was not under the influence and did not break any criminal law. Authorities say now that Boudreaux has resigned, the investigation is over.