LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says many voters don’t know there is a state treasurer race coming up this month, and even fewer care. Michael Farrar reports..:
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Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley is reassuring those attending Flambeau Fest that it will be a safe weekend. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A Baton Rouge business owner tells the story of her horrifying experience when a gunman opened fired on a country concert in Las Vegas. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Early voting for the October 14th election is underway, and most people still don’t know about the race for state treasurer. That’s according to LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford who says even donors aren’t writing checks the way the normally do. He says that’s partly because wealthy leaders and activists have just been through an active three year election cycle…:
Alford says since the state treasurer candidates don’t have very big war chests, they are limited in what they can spend on exposure which leads to lack of voter engagement. He also says those in the running aren’t actually talking about the job, because it’s boring…:
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler predicts turnout for this race will be below 20%. Alford also doesn’t see interest in this election spiking during the runoff. He says voters might start seeing some more commercials from the candidates now until election day…:
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This weekend’s Flambeau Music Festival takes place in Ascension Parish and authorities are assuring ticketholders that safety will be of the utmost importance after Sunday night’s attack at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas. Sheriff Jeff Wiley says preparation is the best plan for a safe and enjoyable concert.
Wiley says it is their responsibility to move forward and reassure that the concert at Lamar Dixon Center in Gonzales will be a safe place. He hopes no one decides not to attend given what happened in Las Vegas.
Wiley says recently, Ascension Parish hosted the balloon festival and is up to the task of protecting concertgoers. He says security will be widespread and obvious.
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The three candidates for the south Louisiana Public Service Commissioner seat faced off at a forum at the Baton Rouge Press Club. Dr. Craig Greene, an orthopedic surgeon from Maringouin, has never held political office and is running for the position. He says his goal is to represent the ratepayer and provide reliability and affordably to customers.
Former state Representative from Houma Lenar Whitney proudly stated at the forum that she is the most conservative in the race. Whiney says there is a serious need for good conservative rulings and legislation. She says Louisiana needs to keep its low rates.
Interim Public Service Commissioner Damon Baldone of Houma says he is the candidate most committed to the job. Baldone was appointed by the governor four months ago and is ready to continue his service as an elected official.
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A Baton Rouge business owner was in a shuttle near the Mandalay Bay Hotel as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music concert. Allie Wester, owner of Weddings by Allie, says she’s in town for a wedding planning conference and was Snapchatting when all of a sudden her shuttle driver started driving at a high rate of speed.
Wester says at the time she didn’t realize how serious this situation was. She says once she and her friend got settled at their hotel, they walked outside to hundreds of people running down the street screaming active shooter. She says they ended up separated so she followed employees to the staff parking lot to take cover.
Wester says she was not able to return into her hotel room until after 5 am. She says when she saw people running down the street, she saw the fear of God in their eyes.
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There are many problems with the LSU football team, but a recurring issue for the last several years has been the lack of consistent production from the offense. Head Coach Ed Orgeron asked offensive coordinator Matt Canada to simplify the offense before the upset loss to Troy, now Coach “O” says he’s backing away
Tiger nation is frustrated over the Tigers 3-2 start and some already calling for the firing of Ed Orgeron. Coach “O” says he’s unaware that the fan base has put him on the hot seat…
Defensive end Christian LaCouture says it’s disrespect and absurd for fans to say Orgeron should be fired after just five games
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After a bye week, the Ragin Cajuns get back to work as they’ll face Idaho for a four PM kick-off. UL-Lafayette started its season with a win over Southeastern Louisiana, but they’ve lost three straight, including a double-overtime defeat in their last game against ULM. Coach Mark Hudspeth says the bye week came at a good time…
In 2014, the Cajuns started 1-3, but finished with nine victories, including a bowl win versus Nevada. Hudspeth is hoping for the same kind of turn around…