06:30 Newscast October 30, 2014

The final televised US Senate debate before the November fourth election saw the three main candidates taking shots at each other. US Senator Mary Landrieu continued to tout her clout in Congress but Retired Air Force Col Rob Maness was prepared for that argument…

cut 4 (11) “breaking the law”

Landrieu says the biggest difference between she and Congressman Bill Cassidy is their stance on retirement.

With mid-term elections days away, a survey of small business owners shows a lack of confidence that Washington D.C. will be able to fix the countries economic problems. State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business Dawn Starns says 6/10 small business owners believe there is too much uncertainty in the economy for their business to grow…

cut 13 (09) “the backbone”

Starns says the survey also found that the smaller businesses were the most pessimistic.

The Department of Health and Hospitals says the state has banned another compound that is used in synthetic marijuana. They say the designer drug, sold under the names “Mojo” and “Spice,” has been blamed for the hospitalization of more than 125 residents in the Baton Rouge area since October 3rd. Louisiana Poison Control Director Mark Ryan…

cut 10 (12) “just yet”

Ryan says these synthetic drugs are in no way natural or safe and they are specifically designed to be abused.