There’s been a substantial decline in the number of whites registered as Democrats in Louisiana since 2001. JMC Analytics and Polling analyst John Couvillon says when President George W. Bush was inaugurated in 2001, white Democrats comprised 35-percent of the Louisiana electorate or 951-thousand voters. Today, the percentage of white Democrats is down to 18-percent…
cut 3 (05) “…registered Democrats”
Couvillon says meanwhile there’s been a steady gain in registered Republicans and Independents.

The number of high school seniors filling out financial aid forms for post-secondary education is up 7 percent over last year. Senior Educational Technology consultant, with the state department of education, Stephanie Marcum says they have made a big push to let students know that FAFSA isn’t just for students going to traditional college…:
Cut 9 (11) “to pay for”
Marcum says they expect the numbers to continue to go up when filling out FAFSA becomes a requirement for seniors next year

The budget chief for former Governor Bobby Jindal has announced she is running for State Treasurer. Angele Davis is the third major Republican to enter the race, the other two are state senator Neil Riser and former state representative John Schroder. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a wide open race…
cut 14 (06) “….runoff”
The election is October 14th.