A new independent poll conducted on the 5th District Congressional race shows Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo with a slight lead in a very tight field. Scott Carwile reports…
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According to analysis done by The Wesleyan Media Project, the US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the nation. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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The State Department of Health and Hospitals says a case of rabies has been confirmed in a dog in the West Monroe area. Michelle Southern reports.
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A new independent poll conducted on the 5th District Congressional race shows Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo with a slight lead in a very tight field. The poll was conducted by Cygnal (signal) and surveyed just over 500 voters in the district. Pollster Brent Buchanan says the results are not surprising…
Mayo polled 19-percent of the vote, followed by Republicans incumbent Vance McAllister with 17-percent, Zach Dasher with 13-percent, and Dr. Ralph Abraham with 11-percent. But Buchanan says there is still a lot up for grabs…
Over 20-percent of the voters polled said they were undecided at this point. Buchanan says, with less than a month to go, this election is still too close to call…
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According to analysis done by The Wesleyan Media Project, the US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the country. The Wall Street Journal found that 0% of the ads run by Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy, over a two week period, were positive. Erica Franklin Fowler is the co-director on the Wesleyan Media Project:
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Fowler says since this race could go a long way in determining which party would control the US Senate, it’s not a surprise that Landrieu and Cassidy are going the negative route. She says for the most part, negative ads contain more concrete material than positive ads…:
Fowler says campaigns across the country this year are more negative this year than they were in 2012 or 2010, but she says in Louisiana BOTH Landrieu and Cassidy have opted against puppies and families in their commercials…:
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The State Department of Health and Hospitals says a case of rabies has been confirmed in a dog in the West Monroe area. Last month a cat in Washington Parish also tested positive for rabies and so was a dog in Lafayette Parish in January according to DHH. State Veterinarian Dr. Gary Balsamo says this is an unusual occurrence…:
The state is reminding residents that, by law, anyone who owns a dog, cat or ferret over three months old must have their animal vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian. Balsamo says, unfortunately, some people seem to be downplaying the seriousness of vaccinating for rabies, especially for pets who always remain indoors:
Balsamo says people should make sure their pets avoid stray animals and report them to animal control. He says your animals need to avoid contact with wildlife, especially skunks and bats. Balsamo says if you think your animal has rabies, you should call your vet immediately.:
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It looks like this year’s most popular movies and television show characters will be knocking on your doors looking for Candy October 31. Spirit Halloween is one of the season’s largest retailers in North America and spokeswoman Lisa Barr says you can’t expect to see plenty of Disney’s “Frozen” characters…:
Barr says also in their top 10 costume trends for the coming season are the usual Superheroes including Batman, Captain America, Spiderman and Transformers. She says DIY is a big trend this year with themes around Burlesque, Punk and Leopard. Barr says there is a huge demand for costumes featuring characters from HBO’s Game of Thrones…:
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Barr says you can also expect to see nostalgic characters trick or treating this year like Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat and Where’s Waldo. She says by far one of the hottest costumes this year, as in years past because of a popular AMC show, zombies will be out in full force…:
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Louisiana Tech men’s basketball is the favorite to win the Conference USA title. That’s based on a vote by the league’s coaches. Coach Michael White says winning a league championship and reaching the NCAA Tournament are two big goals this year…
The Bulldogs return four starters from last year’s team that earned a share of the league title, three of those players….Kenneth Smith, Alex Hamilton and Raheem Appleby…have received preseason all-conference honors. White says Appleby is once again healthy after missing most of C-USA action last season due to an ankle injury
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The LSU Tigers are 0-and-2 in the SEC for the first time since 2001 and many Tiger fans are wondering when they’ll win again. NFL Analyst Mike Detillier believes it will happen this Saturday at Florida. Detillier says this young team will figure out a way to get a “W”….
But Detillier says this Saturday’s game against Florida is winnable, but it doesn’t get any easier after that…
Detillier says the play of the offensive and defensive lines have been the biggest disappointments this season. He says the Tigers have struggled to develop their young defensive linemen…