President Donald Trump will arrive in Monroe today to urge Republicans to vote for Eddie Rispone for governor. Expect the President to say Governor Edwards is bad for Louisiana and it’s time to bring a business person into the governor’s office. Spokesperson for the Edwards campaign, Eric Holl, says the President and Edwards have a great working relationship and expects that resume after the election…
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Edwards is also making a campaign stop in Monroe today.

After numerous delays, the new one-billion dollar terminal is finally open at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport…
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That’s the Director of Aviation Kevin Dolliole who says travelers will feel the spirit of the region, with over 40 different retail and food and beverage outlets.

The high cost of medical marijuana has advocates concerned it’s becoming a treatment exclusively for the rich. Matt Doyle has the story.
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In the first college football playoff rankings, LSU is not the number one team in the country. Instead the committee ranked Ohio State over the Tigers, who are ranked second. LSU’s opponent this Saturday, Alabama is ranked third.

And acclaimed author Ernest Gaines has passed away at the age of 86 at his home near New Roads. Gaines 1993 novel “A Lesson Before Dying” was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.