A Raycom Media Poll on the US Senate race has Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy and Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell leading the large field of candidates. In the survey of 625 registered voters, 24 percent say they plan on voting for Kennedy, while 19 percent say Campbell is their choice. ULM Political Science Professor John Sutherlin…:
Cut 9 (06) “likely scenario”
The poll has Republican and former KKK leader David Duke receiving five-percent of the vote, which means he receives an invite to a televised debate.
Governor John Bel Edwards is now asking for four-billion dollars in disaster relief funding from the federal government. His previous request was 2-point-8 billion dollars. In a statement, the governor says FEMA now estimates that the state’s unmet needs from historic floods in March and August are greater than the initial request.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is trying to figure out how a 23 foot whale washed up on Little Florida Beach in Cameron Parish. Marine Biologist Mandy Tomlin says whales are in the Gulf of Mexico, but very rarely seen near the coast, so it appears this young whale got separated from its mother…:
Cut 6 (11) “very very young”
She says they are testing to determine cause of death.
Police are investigating the case of a possible hate crime that took place at an apartment complex just off the campus of LSU. A student posted a picture on Facebook of a Halloween decoration on her door that had a racial slur written on it. LSU President F. King Alexander issued a statement apologizing to the student and said they are working to take swift action against the person or persons responsible.