The Secretary of State’s office reports an increase of seven-thousand black registered voters for the November 4th election. Democrats see that increase as a positive for Senator Mary Landrieu’s re-election efforts. But Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the big question is how many of that number will vote…

CUT 7 (08) “not likely”

Most experts say the X factor will be the higher number of “no party” voters.

The former mayor of Sorrento has been arrested on 40 counts of possessing child porn, and obstruction of justice for attempting to hide the evidence. The Attorney General’s office says forty-one year old Wilson Longanecker was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail, and could face up to five years in prison for each count. Longanecker was the mayor of Sorrento from 2011 until last year.

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The Departments of Transportation for Louisiana and Mississippi are reminding motorists about the lane closures in both directions at the Pearl River Bridge this weekend until Monday morning at 6 am. M-DOT spokesman Michael Flood…

CUT 15 (12) Q: ‘one lane closed”

Which will mean significant delays.

Here’s a story of a man riding a unicycle while swallowing a sword and jumping a burning jump rope. He’s actually one of the street performers for the 108th Annual State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport which opens today, and officials are expecting big crowds…

CUT 5 (08) Q: “mark. I hope”

That’s the Fair General Manager Chris Giordano (jeer dah no) who says you can get all the fair info at statefairoflouisiana-dot-com.