Today, Governor Bobby Jindal is scheduled to have two closed door meetings with conservative religious leaders in Iowa. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Jindal is looking to shore up his support among this group of voters…

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Jindal is thinking about a presidential run in 2016 and Iowa is important because they host the first primary.

Doctor Bill Cassidy will be sworn in as a US Senator today giving Louisiana two republicans in the US Senate. What will that mean for the Bayou State? U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Louisiana will have a unified voice on issues that the Senate debates…

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Cross says Louisiana loses clout in the US Senate, with Cassidy replacing three-term democratic Senator Mary Landrieu.

King Cake season is officially underway on this Twelfth Night and it’ll be a short one with Mardi Gras falling so early this year on February 17th. Gambino’s Bakery owner Sam Scelfo says the bulk of the pastry cakes they sell go two weeks before Mardi Gras no matter what day it falls in the year…

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Scelfo says they’ve been selling a bunch of King Cakes so far already this year but they expect to be extremely busy today.