A US Senate debate featuring the three major candidates, Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican challengers, Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness takes place tonight. Scott Carwile has a preview.
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Clean-up efforts will continue in northeast Louisiana where a line of strong storms knocked down trees and caused property damage. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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With election day three weeks away, the Secretary of State’s office wants voter to know that there’s an app for your smart phone that can help you become educated about the election. Jimmy Frederick has more…
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Tonight voters will finally see a US Senate debate featuring all three major candidates. Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican challengers, Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness will face off in Shreveport at 7PM. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley expects Landrieu to be aggressive since she’s trailing Cassidy in a potential runoff…
He feels Maness will be aggressive in the debate as well because he needs to prove that he’s still a relevant candidate. Stockley feels Cassidy will be the most laid back of the three candidates. He thinks Cassidy is probably the front runner, at this point, and has to play it safe during the debate…
The debate, sponsored by Council for a Better Louisiana in partnership with Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will be televised statewide on LPB stations. Stockley predicts this will be an exciting debate…
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Election day is three weeks away and Secretary of State Tom Schedler is encouraging Louisiana voters to download their GeauxVote mobile phone app. The app is convenient way to get all of the election information you may need. Schedler says Louisiana is a front runner in the country for this technology…
The app, which is available for iPhone and Android phones, provides information on local polling locations, updated ballots, and much more. Schedler says it even provides up-to-the-minute election results…
Election day is November 4th. Schedler says the app is absolutely free and very easy to get…
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A judge in Baton Rouge grants a temporary restraining order that keeps the ashes from the incineration of a Dallas Ebola victim’s belongings from being disposed in a Calcasieu Parish landfill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell sought the order and it was supported by state officials, including House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, who is a lawmaker from Lake Charles…
The company that owns the landfill involved in this controversy released a statement that says it will not take take the Ebola waste, until state officials determined it would not pose a health threat. Kleckley says we sound understand all the risks before transporting this material to a Louisiana landfill….
Linen, bedding and carpet from the apartment of Thomas Duncan, who died from Ebola, was destroyed at an incinerator in Port Arthur, Texsas and was set to be transported to a landfill in Calcasieu Parish. Cleckley agrees with Caldwell, there’s too many unknowns with Ebola to have potentially hazardous Ebola waste come across state lines..
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Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency as a result of the severe weather that moved the through the state on Monday. Kevin Davis, director of the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, says Ouachita Parish is cleaning up from a possible tornado or damaging straight line winds
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At one time, nearly 40-thousand people were without power in north Louisiana. And ULM cancelled all classes until 11 o’ clock Tuesday morning. Davis says Ouachita Parish appears to be one of the hardest hit areas
Davis says some areas experienced 60 mile per hour winds when the storm system moved through. He says the declaration is designed to help local governments…
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The UL Lafayette football team gets some national TV exposure tonight as they visit Texas State in a game that will be televised by ESPN 2 at six P-M. The Ragin Cajuns easily defeated the Bobcats 48 to 24 last season, but ULL Coach Mark Hudspeth expects a tougher test tonight
Tuesday is an unusual day to play a football game, but Hudspeth says his team proved they can handle the unique situation last year
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The Tigers wild 30-27 victory over Florida was win number one 100 at LSU for Coach Les Miles. The mad hatter joins Charles McClendon as the only two coaches in LSU history to win at least 100 games. Miles says one of his players gave him the game ball after the win and he’s glad it was the type of victory that exemplifies how his teams play
Miles will go after win number 101 this Saturday at home against Kentucky. The Wildcats have improved and head into this game with a 5-and-1 overall record. Miles is impressed with Kentucky’s offense
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Affiliates here’s an interview with Secretary Tom Schedler on there Geaux Vote app that you can use for your talk shows or public affairs programs.