The early voting period for the November 4th election ends today at 6PM. Scott Carwile has more…
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With a week to go before the November 4th election the debate rages on over who would be the better person to serve as Louisiana Senator, Bill Cassidy or Mary Landrieu. Michelle Southern reports.
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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson has cut two new commercials endorsing his nephew, Republican 5th Congressional District candidate Zach Dasher. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The early voting period for the November 4th election ends today. Voters can cast their early ballot from 8:30AM til 6:00PM. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says, thus far, ealry voting in Louisiana has been brisk…
Schedler says, if the pace continues, he expects in the neighborhood of 250,000 voters to take advantage of the early voting period. He says this is a convenient way to vote and people can get it done relatively quickly. Schedler says someone texted him and told him it only took two minutes…
Schedler encourages early voters to study the ballot before heading to the polls. There are many candidates who have withdrawn from the election whose name will be on the ballot. He says there are also 14 Constitutional Amendments and many local propositions, as well. Schedler says it’s important to know about these so you can make an informed decision…
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With a week to go before the November 4th election the debate rages on over who would be the better person to serve as Louisiana Senator, Bill Cassidy or Mary Landrieu. The Congressman says Landrieu represents Washington D.C. politics…:
Cassidy’s criticism of Landrieu has not changed throughout his campaign and he continues to say that the Senator votes with the President 97% of the time and would vote for Obamacare tomorrow if she could. He says Landrieu constantly takes credit for getting Federal aid for Louisiana but it wasn’t just her…:
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says his sister has clout in Congress and will always push to get Louisiana it’s fair share
Mayor Landrieu says if we don’t send the incumbent back to Washington we’re going to be in a huge mess if another storm hits. He says getting money to rebuild is not possible without a big presence in Washington D.C….:
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There’s another huge Mega Millions jackpot tonight with a $252 million dollar grand prize. Louisiana Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says the current run on Mega Millons has been rolling since August 26th…:
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Chopin says neither Mega Millions or Powerball was hit over the weekend. The Powerball jackpot for tomorrow night’s drawing is $142 million. She says the cash value of the one-dollar Mega Millions ticket is massive…:
Chopin says this is just the second highest Mega Millions jackpot this year with the largest being $400 million in March. She says this is jackpot is in the Top 20 in the game’s history…:
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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson has cut two new commercials endorsing his nephew, Republican 5th Congressional District candidate Zach Dasher. In the spot, Robertson says Bibles and guns are what brought us here, and Bible’s and guns will keep us here and Dasher believes in both. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley…:
Dasher is up against Democrat Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo and fellow Republican challengers including incumbent Congressman Vance McAllister, Ralph Abraham, Harris Brown and Clyde Holloway. Stockley says these ads certainly won’t hurt Dasher in the race because a lot of people still don’t know who he is…:
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Stockley says this is a close race so it’s hard to tell if these commercials, which will reportedly run through election day November 4th, will give Dasher a boost. He says they know there are a lot of voters in the district who are sportsman and very evangelical that will be warm to the ads…:
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The Pelicans tip-off the NBA regular season tonight by hosting the Orlando Magic. New Orleans has aspirations of battling through the very difficult Western Conference and reaching the playoffs for first time since 2011. The Pels have bolstered their roster with the additions of Omer Asik, John Salmons and Jimmer Fredette and Coach Monty Williams says getting off to a fast start is important
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Last season, a rash of injuries kept the Pelicans from competing for a playoff spot. But power forward Anthony Davis took major steps towards becoming a super star, averaging 21 points a game. New Orleans also has some guards who can score, Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans. Evans says hopefully they can put it all together this season
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Louisiana Tech is 4-and-0 in Conference USA heading into Saturday’s homecoming match-up against Western Kentucky. Safety Kentrell Brice says the team is exicted they are undefeated in league action, but there’s more work to do…
The Bulldogs are doing an excellent job forcing turnovers as they’s produced 20 of them this season. Brice has an interception and three forced fumbles and the Ruston native gives credit to Tech’s defensive coordinator