There’s a new Rasmussen poll out on the December 6th US-Senate runoff and it shows Congressman Bill Cassidy with 56% of the vote and incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu with 41% . UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says a 15 point Landrieu deficit seems a bit high…

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The survey also found that only 76% of registered Democrats in Louisiana would vote for Landrieu.

The Jindal Administration will be announcing mid-year budget cuts today. Louisiana is facing a $171 million dollar revenue shortfall. Senate Finance chairman Jack Donahue says he’s all ears to see what the Jindal Administration has in mind…

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Jindal’s chief administrator has indicated that higher education will avoid any substantial cuts, but Donahue doesn’t see that being possible.

An oil platform explosion off the Louisiana coast has left one person dead and three injured. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says the explosion happened on Fieldwood Energy’s Echo Platform which is less than 20 miles from the coast. The rig was not in production at the time of the accident. The injured are being treated at an offshore medical facility. The identity of the deceased has not been released. All other personnel have been accounted for.

Early voting period for the December 6th runoff elections begins tomorrow. Secretary of State Tom Schedler expects voter turnout in the 5th and 6th Congressional districts to outpace the rest of the state…

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Schedler predicts a 30 to 35-percent voter turnout for the December 6th runoff election. Early voting will run through Saturday November 29th excluding Sunday, Thanksgiving, and the Friday after Thanksgiving.