The 2019 governor’s race is a toss-up, with election day on Saturday. Jeff Palermo has the story..
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Both sides of the Governor’s race are rolling out the stars hoping to inspire their base to pack into polling stations tomorrow…
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A second poll released this week shows Saturday’s election for governor is a virtual tie. The JMC Analytics survey of 600 Louisiana voters finds Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone each getting 45-percent of the vote. Pollster John Couvillon says it all comes down to turnout…
Couvillon is predicting a turnout of at least 52-percent. He says north Louisiana and African American voters will have a big say in this election…
Couvillon believes voters made up their mind a long time ago, based on his voting polling throughout the race…
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The time for fundraising and voter persuasion in the gubernatorial race is now over and both campaigns are pushing hard to drive voters out to the polls Saturday.
Republicans have leaned on Presidential rallies and the GOP Congressional delegation to drive interest. Senator John Kennedy is calling on all Republicans to cast a ballot…
Kennedy made the call to action at last night’s Trump rally.
Trombone Shorty, Mannie Fresh, The Soul Rebels and more will be rocking a stacked concert tonight in New Orleans for a pro-Edwards election eve turnout drive. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk headlines the bill…
The concert will be on Fulton St. in Downtown New Orleans.
Senator Bill Cassidy says it’ll be a close election that could be decided by a little as a thousand votes, so he’s calling for all boots on the ground…
Governor Edwards is set to show up to “Turn up, Turn out” tonight to make one of his last pitches to votes. Neville says he hopes the night will inspire people to head to the polls Saturday.
Polls open at 7AM and close at 8PM tomorrow.
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China lifts a ban on poultry imports from the United States. In Louisiana, poultry is a $2 billion industry and the decision opens the market for Louisiana producers as the port of New Orleans is one of the largest poultry exporters in America. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it is welcomed news.
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China banned all US poultry imports in January 2015 after a bird flu outbreak in December 2014. Strain says in 2013, the US was selling about $500 million in poultry annually to China.
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Strain believes Louisiana can meet the growing demand by taking product being held in storage and moving it.
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Many Tiger fans are hitting the road this weekend to support the top ranked Bayou Bengals in their matchup with Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. Visit Oxford Executive Director Kinney Ferris says the excitement in the town to host the fans is high after the Tigers tamed Bama last week.
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SEC Nation will be broadcasting from the town on the SEC television network. In addition to getting fans hyped up over the game, Kinney says visitors and viewers will also see the community is ready for Christmas.
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Kinney says the large influx of visitors may result in the area moving at a slower pace.
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Kickoff is at 6PM.