(10:45 p.m.) Sen. Mary Landrieu loses the south of Louisiana, foreshadowing a defeat in the Dec. 6 runoff election.
Landrieu is the last state-wide Democrat from Louisiana, winning in 2008 with votes from the Acadia parishes, New Orleans area and the northshore that exceeded President Barack Obama.  After today’s election, Landrieu lost large percentages of support in all regions required for her to win a ticket for another six years in Washington.
Landrieu is currently leading by less than a percentage point; however, with losses in the southeastern region of Louisiana, her reelection is dismal.
Visit lsureveille.com/elections2014 to view maps showing how Landrieu will do in the runoff.
(10:35 p.m.) Bill Cassidy proclaimed Louisianians voted for change Tuesday night while Sen. Mary Landrieu challenged Cassidy to six debates before the Dec. 6 runoff election.
Their speeches to supporters — Landrieu in New Orleans, Cassidy in Baton Rouge — came shortly after 10 p.m. with Cassidy leading Landrieu 42 percent to 40 with 90 percent of precincts reporting. Col. Rob Maness finished third with 14 percent of the vote, providing a glimpse of the work ahead for Sen. Landrieu.
(10:06 p.m.) Mary Landrieu challenged Bill Cassidy to six debates before Dec. 6 in a televised speech Tuesday night. Landrieu claimed Cassidy is hiding from Louisiana voters, repeating throughout the speech with help from the crowd, “Where was Bill?”
 The senator’s speech comes with 3707 of 4018 precincts reported, and Cassidy leading at 42 percent.
Landrieu’s staffers handed out fliers for political attack site wherewasbill.com at the senator’s New Orleans headquarters.  The site focuses on women’s rights, claiming that Cassidy voted against equal pay for women, and other hot bed issues for Democratic voters in the state.
(10:05 p.m.) Bill Cassidy clogged the gears of the Louisiana Landrieu political machine Tuesday night with a victory in the state’s jungle primary. Because neither Cassidy nor Sen. Mary Landrieu received the required 50 percent threshold, they’ll face each other in a runoff election Dec. 6.
Cassidy leads with 42 percent of the vote. to Landrieu’s 40 percent.  Rob Maness runs at 14 percent.
(9:50 p.m.) Current results from the secretary of state’s office has Bill Cassidy ahead of Landrieu with nearly 42 percent; however, Orleans parish and East Baton Rouge Parish have yet to report a majority of their precincts.  
lsureveille.com’s percentage report maps report live results around the state, showing where the candidates are receiving high or low percentage of votes cast.
(9:25 p.m.) The Associated Press reported that the conservative Koch brothers have begun a blitzkrieg of television attack ads against Mary Landrieu in the face of a potential runoff.  The billionaire brothers are expected to spend $2.1 million in attack ads against Landrieu.
Louisiana citizens can expect increases in political ads, visits from national political figures and Get Out The Vote efforts.  In the month leading up to Dec. 6th, Democrats will be in a frenzy to not only turn out voters who voted in this election, but also voters who did not vote today.
(9:15 p.m.) Seventy-seven of Caddo Parish’s 154 precincts report Landrieu leading with 22,314 votes and Cassidy trailing at 11,875 votes.  However, Cassidy remains ahead at 42 percent.
(8:55 p.m.) At the moment, LSU Reveille’s analysis of early returns shows Bill Cassidy predicted to finish at 44 percent, Mary Landrieu to finish at 41 percent and Rob Maness to finish at 14 percent.  
Projections will be updated as results continue to come in.
(8:50 p.m.) Shortly after 8:45 P.M., three networks–CNN, ABC and NBC– predicted a Dec. 5th runoff election between Cassidy and Landrieu.  Current numbers show Cassidy and Landrieu in a virtual dead heat at approximately 42 percent each.
Landrieu currently leads by 1,300 votes.  Maness remains at 11.39 percent.  East Baton Rouge Parish and Orleans Parish, the most populated parishes in the state, have not yet reported today’s precinct results.
(8:40 p.m.) Throughout the night voters should pay attention to Col. Rob Maness’ percentages.  Maness, the tea party candidate, is currently taking votes from Rep. Bill Cassidy.  Pre-election polls show Maness at 11 percent.  If Landrieu comes out on top after today’s primary, Maness’ supporters will be paramount in the potential runoff.  
The Madisonville-based Republican will either come out in support of Cassidy, encouraging his supporters to vote for Cassidy, or do nothing, leaving his supporters in limbo.  Without Maness’ supporters, Cassidy will have a difficult time defeating Landrieu in a runoff if the Democratic senator wins tonight’s election.
(8:25 p.m.) With two precincts reporting and a multitude of early votes in the system, Bill Cassidy leads Landrieu by one percentage point.
(8:15 p.m.) Louisiana polls close to open the flood gates of election results.  Nearly 236,000 early votes were cast.  Democrats traditionally show up in greater numbers than Republicans; however, if results remain consistent across the state, Cassidy and Landrieu will finish neck and neck in early voting.
(8:00 p.m.) Early voting results have Landrieu at 62 percent, Cassidy at 28 percent and Tea Party candidate Rob Maness at 6 percent.
(7:57 p.m.) In 2008, voters sent Landrieu back to Washington despite overwhelmingly supporting Mitt Romney for the presidency.  Landrieu performed better than President Obama in New Orleans, the northshore, the Lafayette area, the Lake Charles area and Shreveport.  Under the current political climate, Rep. Bill Cassidy’s strategy to connect Landrieu to Obama will make it harder for the Democrat to carry the percentages she held in 2008.  
As the results come in, lsureveille.com will compare precincts that Landrieu carried in 2008 with precinct results today.  If Landrieu’s percentages suffer in areas she did well in, her chances for winning in a potential runoff decrease exponentially.
(7:30 p.m.) As voting lines around Louisiana begin to dwindle, Democratic incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu waits in apprehension.  Judgment day is upon her 18 year political career, and her fate lies in the hand of Catholics, African Americans and faithful Democrats in Louisiana.
The polls close at 8 p.m., and as the secretary of state’s office releases precinct numbers, The LSU Reveille will provide live coverage and analysis.