Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy easily defeated three-term Democrat Mary Landrieu in Saturday’s Senate runoff election, 57 to 43-percent. Cassidy says the voters spoke loudly that they want less interference from the government

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Many political analysts say Landrieu’s vote for the Affordable Care Act played a significant role in her defeat. But Landrieu says she doesn’t regret that vote.

In the 6th District Congressional runoff, Republican Garret Graves defeated Democratic former four-term governor Edwin Edwards. Graves feels voters are not happy with how government is working and they want that to change…

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Graves will fill the seat left vacant by now Senator-elect Bill Cassidy.

So now that all of the major Democratic candidates have lost their elections this year, where does that leave the party going forward? Michelle Southern reports…

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State Police say an Opelousas man was killed Saturday evening when the bike he was riding was struck from behind by a pickup truck in St. Landry Parish. Authorities say 55-year-old Joseph Norman was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by 69-year-old Joseph Thibodeaux of Prarieville. Norman was thrown from his bicycle and died from his injuries. Investigators say the victim was not wearing a helmet or reflective clothing and his bike had no lights. Impairment is not suspected in this crash.