With the October 12th election a month away, a new independent poll shows Governor John Bel Edwards within striking distance of winning re-election without a November run-off. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Saints and Raiders fans drink the most on NFL gamedays according to a new poll. Matt Doyle spoke with a longtime New Orleans CBD bartender about Who Dats’ boozy Sundays…
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A tropical wave is projected to move from south of Florida into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico by this weekend. National Weather Service Slidell meteorologist Gavin Phillips says there is only a medium chance for development.
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Phillips says expect the first impacts to be felt late Saturday with the heaviest rainfall on Sunday.
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Phillips says the wave could bring up to five inches of rain to some areas, but it is much welcomed.
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A new independent poll shows Governor Edwards within striking distance of winning re-election without a run-off. The survey of 500 chronic voters conducted last week has Edwards at 47-percent, and Republican challengers Ralph Abraham at 24-percent and Eddie Rispone at 16-percent. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat conducted the survey
Pinsonat says 30-percent of white voters support Edwards, while 14-percent are undecided.
He says another factor in the race is that Abraham and Rispone do not have a lot of support in metro New Orleans and the Baton Rouge area and that’s not good for Rispone, who lives in the capital city
Pinsonat says the key to Edwards winning re-election without the need of a runoff is to hold on to the white voters that currently plan to vote for him on the October 12th ballot
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A poll by Alcohol.org shows Saints and Raiders fans are the heaviest drinkers on game day, downing on average 4.5 alcoholic beverages when their teams play.
Haley, a veteran New Orleans bartender, thinks that sounds about right. She says that number is likely the result of the region’s drinking culture combining with businesses fighting to get game-day customers.
50 percent of Saints fans named beer their go-to gameday drink, followed by 30 percent who said it was cocktails or straight liquor.
Saints fans also reported a 54 percent increase in the amount they drink on gamedays relative to a normal day, but Haley says due to New Orleans fans’ experience with alcohol, things tend to not get out of hand.
Saints fans reported the largest increase in gameday drinking, followed by Jets and Bills fans.
Working near the Superdome, Haley says the biggest game day drinking issues don’t come from Saints fans, but from visitors who overindulge on the city’s stiff drinks and become a problem.
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Road rage is on the rise and it leads to hundreds of deaths nationwide every year. The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration reports the number of fatal car crashes as a result of aggressive driving has climbed from 80 in 2006 to 467 in 2015. State Police Trooper Monroe Dillon says if you spot aggressive driving, call the authorities
Dillon says State Police is aware of the problem with road rage..
Dillon says a dispute between two drivers on the roadway can escalate very quickly