LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab and the Cook Political Report combined to do a poll that shows Democrats have around a double digit average advantage in races that will determine the control of the U-S House of Representatives. Public Policy Lab Director Mike Henderson says President Trump is weighing down Republican prospects for House seats…
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The survey found that 42-percent of voters will cast ballots in the mid-term election to show opposition to the President, while 23-percent will go to the polls to show support.

A southwest Louisiana woman has been arrested after she allegedly went next door to do drugs, when a fire started killing her 11-year-old son, who was sleeping. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says 41-year-old Jenny Stafford of Singer faces one count of negligent homicide…
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The state’s top higher education board will request an additional $172 million in state funding for public colleges next year to help lower the costs for students. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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There were some tense moments at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital as authorities responded to an active shooter situation. The Lake Charles Police Department received a call in reference to a man with a gun, heading to the sixth floor. The suspect was located and detained, but it turns out a gun was never found.