Tragedy on I-20 last night in Ouachita Parish, as five family members, on their way to Walt Disney World in Florida, were killed in a single vehicle accident…
CUT 1 (30) “reporting”

In arguments given today in Governor Bobby Jindal’s lawsuit against Common Core, an attorney from the Obama adminstration told a federal judge that the suit should be thrown out, since the curriculum was not forced by the feds to be accepted in the states. A ruling will be made in December.

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In the 6th Congressional District runoff race, Democratic former governor Edwin Edwards may be in trouble. Pollster John Couvillion says a new survey reveals that Edwards support is around the 35 percent range…
CUT 10 (10) Q: “pro and con”
JMC Analytics and Polling conducted this survey of likely voters.

In the 1950′s, it was estimated there were only 80 to about 120 Louisiana black bears in the state. Today, the numbers are much better, with most of the bears in the northeastern part of the state in the Tensas River Basin. The report also indicates the bears are on the move.
CUT 8 (10) “vice versa”
That’s LDWF biologist Maria Davidson, who says this report could result in the bears being removed from the endangered species list.