The final televised US Senate debate before the November 4th election takes place tonight. Scott Carwile reports…
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Governor Bobby Jindal has reportedly gained 13 pounds over the past several months. Could this be a Presidential move? Jeff Palermo reports.
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A new poll on the 5th District race shows incumbent US Senator Vance McAllister failing to make the runoff. Michelle Southern reports.
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Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu will face off with Republican challengers Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness in a televised US Senate debate tonight. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this will be voters’ last chance to see all three major candidates before Election Day…
He says none of the three candidates have enough support to win the election outright next Tuesday. Hogan thinks Landrieu will be aggressive towards Cassidy during the debate…
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Hogan says it will be interesting to see whether or not Maness will use this debate to differentiate himself from fellow Republican candidate Cassidy. The debate will begin at 7PM. Check your local listing for stations airing the debate. Hogan says Cassidy will keep tying Landrieu to Democratic policies and President Obama…
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Is Governor Bobby Jindal packing on the weight to prepare for a possible Presidential campaign? National Review Online says a Jindal source reported the Louisiana governor has gained 13 pounds over the past few months. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says Jindal has always been small and skinny…:
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Cross says usually when a politician is preparing a possible Presidential run they will work to lose weight to get ready for the campaign trail. In Jindal’s case it would be to gain weight. Cross says voters take appearance into account…:
Cross says this is probably a sign that someone has told Jindal it might be a good idea to beef up if he intends to seek Presidency…:
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A new poll on the 5th District race shows incumbent US Senator Vance McAllister failing to make the runoff. The Glascock survey of 500 respondents has the incumbent with 15.7%, trailing Republican Ralph Abraham at 24% and Democrat Jamie Mayo at 18%. Pollster Darrell Glascock says these results were surprising…:
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Glascock attributes this latest change in the numbers to the Duck Dynasty crew and their support of family member Republican Zach Dasher who got 15.1% in this poll…:
Glascock says according to his numbers Dr. Abraham is almost guaranteed a spot in the runoff. He says if Jamie Mayo keeps up his numbers and can get Democrats and minorities out to the polls, then he’s got the second spot…:
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The state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit to get the US Army Corps of Engineers to spend $3 billion dollars to repair coastal wetlands that were damaged as a result of the Mississippi Gulf River Outlet or “Mr Go.” Jerome Zeringue, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority says the Corps argues the state should pay 35% of the three billion…:
“Mr Go” is now closed and Zeringue says it’s Louisiana’s interpretation that the Corps would pay 100% of the wetlands damage created by the restoration canal. He says this process has been in a stalemate for the last couple of years and they’ve filed the lawsuit to move things along…:
Zergingue says they’ve repeatedly tried to negotiate an agreement with the Corps to no avail. He says this is not the kind of suit that is seeking damages but it needs to be resolved…:
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For the third time this season, ULM will play a team out of the S-E-C this weekend. The Warhawks are at Texas A-and-M for an 11 A-M kickoff Saturday morning. Coach Todd Berry says whether it’s a team out of the SEC or Sun Belt, he wants his team to prepare the same way
The Aggies have lost three in a row and they are considering a change at quarterback. But despite all of that, Texas A-and-M leads the SEC in total offense and passing offense. Berry says he’s impressed with the Aggies offensive line….
The Saints head to Charlotte later today for tomorrow night’s NFC South match-up with the Carolina Panthers. New Orleans’ defense should have a little more confidence, after holding a good Green Bay team to two touchdowns and only one in the second half. Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan playing better later in games has been a point of emphasis
Last Sunday, the Saints defense had to deal with Aaron Rogers, tomorrow night it’s Cam Newton. Ryan says Newton is exciting to watch, but they need to get him on the ground…