With 14 months left in office, Governor Bobby Jindal says he still has plenty of work to do in Louisiana. So far Republican Senate and Congressional candidates have given good but not great marks when asked to judge Jindal’s performance. But Jindal defends his record, based on the record number of people who are working in the state today…

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Speaking of jobs, Louisiana is getting closer and closer to the 2 million mark when it comes to the number of people employed here. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says construction is seeing the most growth with 11,000 jobs over the year ending September 30th. He says the boom they’ve been saying is coming has already begun..

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Eysink says non-farm employment grew by 33,100 jobs over the past year.

Is Rob Maness taking votes from fellow Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy’s campaign in the US-Senate race against Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu? LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says while that may be true, Cassidy will need support from those ultra-conservative voters by addressing policies that are most important to them…

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A new poll out by Real Clear Politics shows Landrieu ahead with 38 percent, Cassidy with 36 percent and Maness with 9%.

As the holiday travel season nears, Louisianians are seeing big savings at the gas pump. The average price for a gallon of regular gas is $2.95 a gallon. Gasbuddy-dot-com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHann says the price drop at the pump may not be over, yet…

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He says the lower prices can be attributed to Middle East countries dropping the price of crude oil.