With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, Louisiana Senator David Vitter is slated to be the chairman of the Small Business Committee when Congress convenes next year. Bitter says one thing he will emphasize as chairman is the power and importance of our energy economy. He says the country would still be in a technical recession if not for the new energy jobs related to American natural gas and oil…:
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The senator says he’s excited about this opportunity.

The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. 64-year-old Wilfred Young is charged with bribery of voters. Sergeant Jody White says two people have come forward with tips and they’re still trying to determine exactly how many people were offered money for a vote…:
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Young is charged with felony bribery of voters.

Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu hopes Governor Bobby Jindal’s endorsement of Bill Cassidy will hurt the Republican in December’s US Senate runoff election. She says she looks at Jindal’s endorsement as a black eye for the Cassidy campaign, based on how the governor has led the state…:
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He says Cassidy has spent this campaign talking about other people’s records, but not his own.

Meanwhile Congressman Bill Cassidy has responded to Landrieu’s 6 debate challenge. He’s accepted an invite to debate the incumbent on December 1st, and says he’ll debate her as many other times as she brings Barack Obama to Louisiana.