A recent JMC Analytics poll shows Democrat John Bel Edwards’ lead over Republican David Vitter is down to the single digits as voters head to the polls to elect the state’s new governor. Jeff Palermo reports…
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Sunday begins the Click it or Ticket campaign to get drivers to buckle up during the holiday season. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Louisiana voters will head to the polls Saturday to elect the state’s new governor. A recent JMC Analytics poll shows Democrat John Bel Edwards’ lead over Republican David Vitter has shrunk down to the single digits. LAPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says the Syrian refugee issue has helped Vitter gain ground…
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Polls will be open from 7AM to 8PM. Alford says, in order for Vitter to win, he’ll need conservative voters to return to his camp. He says tracking numbers have shown that has happened in the last week…
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He says Edwards was polling highest during early voting, but that is not considered in these poll leading to election day. Alford says the Democratic Party’s “Get Out The Vote” campaign for Edwards is very strong, as evidenced during the early voting period…
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With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission kicks off their Click it or Ticket campaign this Sunday. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says make sure you buckle up, because it’s the first step in saving your life in case you’re in an accident.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers by 45-percent. Reichardt says the campaign runs from November 22 until the 29th. He says if you don’t buckle up, it could turn your happy holiday into a nightmare.
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Reichardt says in addition to checking for seatbelt violations, troopers will also be on the lookout for motorists drinking and driving.
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A 26-year-old Denham Springs man will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting up his fiancee with heroin, causing a fatal overdose. An East Baton Rouge Parish jury found Jarret McCasland guilty of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence. District Attorney Hillar Moore says a seldom used statue was used in his case
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McCasland, who did not take the stand in his defense, will face formal sentencing in January for the death of 19-year-old Flavia Cardenas. Moore says the evidence against McCasland was overwhelming and a verdict came quickly…
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Cardenas died in July of 2013. Moore says this case illustrates that heroin is a deadly drug and could have lasting consequences…
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The joint legislative budget committee approves Governor Bobby Jindal’s proposal to close a 487-million dollar budget deficit. The plan calls for cuts to state agencies, patchwork financing and tapping into the rainy day fund. Senate president John Alario says it’s not a perfect plan, but it puts something in place until a new governor takes over in January…
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Gubernatorial candidates, David Vitter and John Bel Edwards, had asked legislators to reject Jindal’s deficit reduction plan. Covington Representative John Schroder was one of a handful of lawmakers who voted against it. Schroder says it doesn’t address the state’s spending problems…
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Higher education was not cut under the plan. Commissioner of Administration Stafford Palmieri says the governor made it a priority to make sure public colleges were not hit with cuts…
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