President Donald Trump remains a popular figure in Louisiana according to a new Gray television poll. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A new gubernatorial poll has Governor Edwards nearing 50 percent, but being held just shy of avoiding a run-off thanks to support for non-major candidates. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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51 percent of Louisianans would vote for President Trump if the election were held today according to a new Gray Television poll. 60-percent of voters backing the President in north and south-central Louisiana, 51 percent in Baton Rouge, and only 40 percent in New Orleans. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan…
43 percent say they would prefer to replace the President with a Democrat, and six percent say they’re unsure.
58 percent of men support the President while only 45 percent of women say the same. Hogan says it’s a consistent trend.
57 percent of those surveyed say they do not support impeaching the President. Hogan says impeachment is viewed as a partisan attack.
625 registered voters were questioned in the survey.
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Uncertainity among small business owners rose slightly in September sending the small business Optimism index down to 101.8. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says higher tariffs are a factor…
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Starns says optimism is still at a historically high level, adding Election Day in Louisiana has the potential to bring more clarity to business owners to the future of the business climate in the state.
Starns says businesses want state lawmakers to have a serious discussion on tax reform.
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An Emerson College gubernatorial poll puts Governor Edwards at 48 percent, Eddie Rispone at 25 percent, and Ralph Abraham at 19 percent. Polling Director Spencer Kimball says Edwards is a popular figure in the state, nearly as popular as the President.
Edwards’ initially polled at 46 percent in the survey but rises to 48 percent when you give him Edwards leaning undecided voters.
Kimball says the two Republican candidates are polling neck and neck across south Louisiana, and the race could come down to who brings out the most voters in north Louisiana.
Gary Landrieu, Patrick Landry, and Oscar Danztler combined to take eight percent of the vote. Kimball says if those numbers hold it would likely force the Governor into a run-off, but…
The poll surveyed 467 likely voters and has a 4.5 percent margin of error.
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State officials broke ground today on the third phase of the I-10 widening project in St. Marin Parish. Nearly 88-million dollars will go towards expanding I-10 from four to six lanes between Breaux Bridge and Henderson. Governor Edwards says the widening is essential for the Acadiana region…
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Edwards says this phase is part of a larger project to widen and provide nearly 15 miles of new pavement from I-49 to the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge…
Construction on I-10 from I-49 to the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge started in 2017 and is expected to be completed next year. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says 70-thousand motorists travel this stretch of I-10 daily and by 2035, the number of vehicles is expected to increase to over 105-thousand daily…