We are now eight days away from the November 4th primary election. Polls still show a considerable amount of undecided voters. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says, at this point, candidates kind of throw most undecideds out the window…

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He says in the final week of the campaign, candidates will begin talking more about themselves and why you should vote for them instead of bashing their opponents.

Louisiana soybean farmers are reporting that this year’s harvest is one of their best yet. LSU AgCenter Soybean Specialist, Ron Levy, says the state’s average yield will be between 53 and 54 bushels per acre. He says this the state’s best crop ever…

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He says several growers in north Louisiana are reporting 80 bushels an acre, while some in northeast Louisiana have broken the 100 bushel mark.

With just over a week to go before election day, there is still a lot of uncertainty looming in the two big Congressional races. In the 5th District ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says things are starting to become a bit more clear that the front-runners could be Congressman Vance McAllister and Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo…:

cut 10 (13) “and Harris Brown”

LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says common sense would tell you that former Governor Edwin Edwards is going to make the runoff in the 6th District race.