State Police says City Marshals from the Ward 2 office in Marksville were involved in a shooting following a pursuit — and a child is dead and his alleged father critically injured. Trooper Scott Moreau says the initial investigation revealed that officers fired on the vehicle after the chase:
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Moreau says the investigation is in its early stages and authorities are working to determine the series of events that led to this tragic shooting.

State Police is also investigating a multi-vehicle fatal hit and run crash on the Pearl River Bridge near the Mississippi State line on I-10 which involved an 18-wheeler breaking through the guard rail and into the water. Rescue workers have recovered the body from the river. Investigators say another 18-wheeler was involved, but it didn’t go into the water, and a third vehicle was involved, but cops don’t know where that one is. This is a developing story.

The Advocate has published a poll from Market Research Insight showing Democrat John Bel Edwards with a double-digit lead over Republican David Vitter in the gubernatorial runoff. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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LSU says the jersey worn by running back Leonard Fournette in this year’s displaced South Carolina game Tiger Stadium will be auctioned off as he requested, starting Saturday. Fournette’s autographed jersey will be packaged with a Steve Spurrier autographed South Carolina helmet and a LSU helmet signed by Les Miles.

State Police says City Marshals from the Ward 2 office in Marksville were involved in a shooting following a pursuit last night, and a 6-year-old child was killed in the incident and the driver is in critical condition. They say an initial investigation revealed an SUV fled from cops, and at the end of the chase, the City Marshals fired at the vehicle with the child and his alleged father inside. The investigation is ongoing.

The Baton Rouge Advocate published a poll by Market Research Insight which found that Democrat John Bel Edwards is in a double digit lead over Republican David Vitter in the gubernatorial runoff. In the survey, Edwards got 54 percent and Vitter 38 percent if African-American turnout is 25-percent. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it amazes him how much of a turnaround there has been in this race…:
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says a pregnant woman is under arrest and charged with third offense DWI. They say 27-year-old Angelle Andras of Choctaw, allegedly swerved into the lane of another vehicle and caused that car to crash into a mailbox. She faces many charges including DWI number 3.

Thousands of Tiger fans will travel to Tuscaloosa this weekend for one of the most anticipated games of the season. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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And in the first College Football Playoffs Rankings for 2015, LSU got the #2 spot.

A new Public Policy Polling survey on the Republican presidential race in Iowa shows Governor Bobby Jindal ahead of Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina…

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The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office reports that a Jennings man is under arrest accused of raping a young girl several times over a three year period. Authorities say their investigation discovered that 42-year-old Rusty Aucoin had sexual contact with the juvenile while they lived together over the past three years, beginning when the girl was 8-years-old. Aucoin and the victim are not related. Aucoin is charged with seven counts of aggravated rape.

After narrowly missing out on making the gubernatorial runoff, what’s next for Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle? Angelle finished just behind Republican David Vitter in the primary. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says that gives Angelle some momentum to continue his career in Louisiana politics…

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Alford says he could see Angelle running again next year for a federal office.

Thousands of Tiger faithful will make the trip to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s LSU-Alabama game. Vice President of LSU Alumni Relations Jason Ramezon says ever since Nick Saban became the coach of the Crimson Tide, this trip has become more popular…

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The game starts at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on CBS.

The Advocate has published a poll from Market Research Insight showing Democrat John Bel Edwards with a double-digit lead over Republican David Vitter…

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Vitter and Edwards have agreed to participate in a November 10th gubernatorial debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana. The debate will be televised statewide starting at 7PM and most likely will originate from LPB’s Baton Rouge studio. The two previously agreed to face off November 16th in a televised forum sponsored by Nexstar Television stations.

A new Public Policy Polling survey on the Republican presidential race in Iowa shows Governor Bobby Jindal has pulled ahead of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. The Des Moines Register ran an editorial criticizing Jindal over the budget problems in his home state and also for his opposition to gay marriage and attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. But pollster Tom Jensen says Republicans in Iowa hate the Des Moines Register…

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The survey puts Jindal’s at 6% in Iowa, one point ahead of Bush and Fiorina.

Thousands of Tiger fans will make the trip to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s LSU-Alabama matchup. Jason Ramezon, Vice President of LSU Alumni Relations, says the LSU Traveling Tigers will leave Friday morning and stay in Birmingham….

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In the first College Football Playoff ranking, LSU ranks number two while ‘Bama comes in at number four.

Another poll on the governor’s race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards leading Republican David Vitter 54 to 38-percent if African-American voter turnout is at 25-percent for the runoff election. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says African Americans make up about 30-percent of registered voters in the state and it’s likely 25-percent will go out to vote for Edwards…

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The Baton Rouge Advocate published the poll from Market Research Insight.

A new survey on the GOP presidential race in Iowa by Public Policy Polling shows Governor Bobby Jindal is now one point ahead of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Pollster Tom Jensen says Jindal’s strategy of focusing solely on Iowa is a good one, because he doesn’t have the resources to run a national campaign…

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The Iowa Caucuses will be held in February.

A big question in Louisiana political circles is what’s next for Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle? Angelle’s best friend, state senator Fred Mills, says the commissioner might run for the US Senate next year or if 3rd district Congressman Charles Boustany runs for the Senate, Angelle could seek Boustany’s Congressional seat….

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Angelle finished third, just behind Republican David Vitter, in the gubernatorial primary.

Throngs of Tiger faithful will head to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s big game between LSU and Alabama. Jason Ramezon, Vice President of LSU Alumni Relations, says LSU-Alabama has really become a big rivalry and Tiger fans wait all year for the game…

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Ramezon says excitement has been building especially because both teams are coming off of a bye week and boasting a winning streak.

A new Public Policy Polling survey on the Republican presidential race shows Governor Bobby Jindal is now ahead of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in Iowa. Pollster Tom Jensen…:

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The survey puts Jindal’s numbers in Iowa at 6% which ties him for fifth with Mike Huckabee.

After narrowly missing out on making the gubernatorial runoff, what’s next for Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle? Jeremy Alford of LApolitcs.com says he could see Angelle running again next year for a federal office.

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Angelle’s best friend, state senator Fred Mills, says expect to hear from Angelle sooner than later when it comes to his political future.

Another poll shows Democrat John Bel Edwards with a double-digit lead over Republican David Vitter in the gubernatorial runoff. The Baton Rouge Advocate published a poll from Market Research Insight, which found Edwards leading Vitter 54 to 38-percent if African-American voter turnout is at 25-percent. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Vitter is in trouble, but the race isn’t over yet…

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The MRI survey was conducted by pollster Vern Kennedy and it was paid for by an independent group of private business leaders, including Advocate owner, John Georges.

A poll on the governor’s race finds Democrat John Bel Edwards leads Republican David Vitter by 20 points in the runoff. The Nextstar TV stations/JMC Analytics survey shows Edwards receiving 25-percent of the Republican vote. Pollster John Couvillion says that’s not good news for Vitter…:
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The poll shows Edwards receiving 52-percent of the vote compared to Vitter’s 32-percent.

Vitter picked up the endorsement of the Louisiana House Republican Delegation today. House Delegation Chairman and State Representative Lance Harris says Louisiana needs a Governor with a provent track record as a conservative reformer.

In the Lt. Governor’s race, state senator Elbert Guillory, who finished fourth in the primary in the Lt. Governor’s race, announced his endorsement for Republican Billy Nungesser over Democrat Kip Holden.

Tulane has been awarded a $6.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the long term impact of Hurricane Katrina. Mark VanLandingham, is a professor at Tulane, he says they are excited about receiving this funding…:
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Researchers will investigate the long term health, demographic, and socioeconomic impacts of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the entire region.

LSU Lady Tigers play by play man Patrick Wright will fill in for Jim Hawthorne during the Alabama game Saturday night, while the Voice of the Tigers recovers from a successful medical procedure. Wright says Jim will be missed for this big top 10 SEC matchup…:
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LSU hopes Hawthorne will be back in a couple of weeks.