A survey by MarblePort Polling shows it could come down to Republican US Senator David Vitter and Democratic state representative John Bel Edwards in a runoff. Eric Gill reports…:
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There’s been quite a stir over the 2015 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival poster which depicts two black children. Some are saying it’s racist and others say it’s beautiful. The negatives are coming from folks who say the painting is a reminder of blackface performers and is offensive and distasteful. Others defend the poster as southern art an relevant to the festival.

The Spring Equinox occurs later today at precisely 5:45pm our time, marking the end of winter and the very beginning of Spring. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the good news is that the Climate Prediction Center says we should have normal temperatures throughout the season…:
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He says while temps will be normal, more precipitation is in the forecast over spring months.

According to state officials, Louisiana casinos brought in $224.1 million dollars last month which is 6.8 percent higher than February the year before. Lake Charles saw the biggest gain with a 28 percent increase from February 2014…the difference likely inflated by the brand new Golden Nugget which opened in December.