According to the Federal Election Commission, “Duck Dynasty” family member Republican Zach Dasher has raised the most campaign cash among the candidates for the 5th District Congressional seat. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this shows Dasher’s popularity among individual donors…

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Dasher has raised over $500,000 through the third quarter.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be in Louisiana today to try to boost black voter turnout on November 4th. The 42 member caucus of Democrats say they are backing Senator Mary Landrieu hard because they want to keep control of the Senate. Louisiana Black Caucus Chairwoman Katrina Jackson…:

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Jackson says the Congressional Black Caucus will be in New Orleans and Baton Rouge through Monday.

Public Service Commission member Foster Campbell says he’ll call for an investigation into whether or not aging Entergy infrastructure caused extra damage in Ouachita Parish after a tornado blew through Monday. But he says the utility company did a great job getting the power restored to the more than 35,000 who were in the dark…:

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Entergy says their goal is to have all lights back on by 5pm today.

New Orleans Police report a teenager is hospitalized after a shooting in New Orleans East last night. Authorities say a 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds was taken to a local hospital. The victim’s identity has not been released.