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Bill Cassidy, Rob Maness and Mary Landrieu face off in the last US senate candidate debate Wednesday October 29, 2014 in the Holliday Forum.

Jabs traded at final U.S. Senate debate

By Quint Forgey October 29, 2014

Audience members at Louisiana’s final televised Senate debate could have forgotten they were sitting in the University’s Journalism Building on Wednesday. The anxious crowds of campaign staffers,...

Students rally, protest at Senate debate to include Libertarian candidate

Students rally, protest at Senate debate to include Libertarian candidate

October 29, 2014

Minutes before the final state U.S. Senate debate, Libertarians’ and Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s protests were overshadowed by overwhelming support for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.; Rep....

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2014 file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu speaks in Baton Rouge, La. Photos of a vulnerable Democratic senator helping a constituent drink upside-down from a beer keg would be a faux pas six weeks before Election Day in many places. But in party-centric Louisiana, prominent players say the image of Landrieu at an LSU pregame tailgate party, which went viral on social media, won’t hurt the senator in this land of “laissez les bons temps rouler.” (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

LSU Manship School of Mass Communication to host senate debate

October 28, 2014

Days before the midterm election, the University’s Manship School of Mass Communication will host the final televised U.S. Senate debate for Louisiana candidates Wednesday. The debate will be held...

Leaders With Vision to host 6th congressional district debate

October 22, 2014

Weeks before the Nov. 4 election, Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District candidates will face off in a debate at the 6th Congressional District Candidates Forum Luncheon today, hosted by Leaders...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bobby Jindal: Only office I’d seek is presidency

By Mark Ballard, The Advocate October 22, 2014

The Advocate reported that Gov. Bobby Jindal said the only office he is considering is the presidency. He cannot run for governor again, and said that he did not want to run for the Senate or House.

Mary Landrieu speaks to a crowd at a campaign rally at the Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge on Monday.

Landrieu accuses GOP of ‘fear mongering’ on Ebola

By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press October 21, 2014

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said Tuesday that Republicans are intentionally drumming up fear about Ebola, in response to GOP officials who say the Democratic senator isn't putting enough...

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks bout increasing the minimum wage, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, Senate Republicans blocked an election-year Democratic bill that would boost the federal minimum wage, handing a defeat to the president on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional elections. (AP Photo)

Obama pitches for votes on black radio

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press October 21, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is turning to black radio listeners to plead for midterm votes, a targeted approach to drum up Democratic support at a time when many candidates don't want him around...

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a campaign rally for incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-L.a.) in Baton Rouge on Monday.

Bill Clinton headlines Landrieu rally

By Quint Forgey October 20, 2014

A roll call of prominent Louisiana Democrats took to the ballroom stage of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center yesterday to stump for Sen. Mary Landrieu, 14 days out from a tough re-election battle....

Campaign encourages Louisiana natives to come back home

October 16, 2014

Louisiana natives know the scenic landscape, Cajun cuisine and vibrant culture in the Bayou State. Some leave this familiar environment for career and cultural opportunities elsewhere, but the “Come...

Constitutional amendment may change La. budget

Constitutional amendment may change La. budget

October 15, 2014

Louisiana residents will have the chance to vote on 14 state constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot, two of which may put higher education on the back burner. According to the Public Affairs Research...

A sign encouraging citizens to sign a petition instituting the area of St. George as a city are arranged outside of Megan's Dress 2 the 9's Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

St. George boundaries will not change, despite LSU petition

By Quint Forgey October 14, 2014

Despite LSU President F. King Alexander’s concerns over the University’s stake in the St. George debate, proposed boundaries of the new city will not change, said St. George spokesperson Lionel...

La. 6th congressional district campaigns get out student votes in their final election 2014 push. 

Congressional campaigns gear up for final stretch

October 14, 2014

With less than three weeks until Election Day on Nov. 4, candidates for Louisiana’s 6th District congressional seat are counting on the votes of students they worked to rally throughout their campaigns. Since...