A new NexStar Media Group and JMC Analytics poll has the governor’s race at 48 percent for Governor Edwards and 46 percent for Republican challenger Eddie Rispone. Matt Doyle has more…
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A Livingston Parish judge declined to set bail for a former teacher who is behind bars on 60 counts of production of child pornography and two counts of first-degree rape. 34-year-old Cynthia Perkins and her husband and longtime sheriff’s deputy Dennis Perkins were arrested last week. Danny Perkins faces additional counts for obscenity and video voyeurism.

Governor Edwards appeared at the Baton Rouge press club ready to debate Republican challenger Eddie Rispone, who declined an invitation to attend. Edwards took shots at Rispone for not appearing at more candidate forums and for allowing mega GOP donor Lane Grigsby to control his campaign…
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Grigsby was allegedly involved in a quid-pro-quo scandal involving a Baton Rouge senate race and he’s also facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice who claims Grigsby improperly claimed tax deductions.

The Saints and Falcons have the most intense rivalry in the NFL, according to knowrivalry.com, a project of professors from West Carolina and Northern Kentucky Universities. Contributing fans are given 100 points to distribute among teams they believe their team has the biggest beef with. West Carolina Professor David Tyler…
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When the Saints return from the bye week, they’ll host the Falcons. The game looks like a mismatch, New Orleans is 7-and-1, Atlanta is one-and-7.