3,967 of 3,967 precincts reporting:

Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu: 57%, 701,777 votes
Sammy Kershaw: 30%, 375,964 votes
Gary Beard: 11%, 130,935 votes
Norris “Spanky” Gros, Jr.: 1%, 15,961 votes
Thomas Kates: 1%, 15,538 votes

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Shreveport Times

MITCH LANDRIEU: Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu’s principal job is to oversee and market the state’s significant culture, tourism and recreation assets. But when two hurricanes struck in 2005, Landrieu turned his office into an important cog in the evacuation operation, by turning museums and state parks into shelters for storm evacuees. Within a short period he was consulting wi… read more

Associated Press

BATON ROUGE Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, R-Metarie, fought off a runoff Saturday with just over 50 percent of the vote, to win re-election against a four-person race.

Jim Crowley, a Shreveport Democrat who served on the Caddo Parish Police Jury in the early 1980s, ran second with 36 percent.

Two other incumbents won re-election: Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.

Landrieu, D-New Orleans, had 56 percent of the vote to 31 for countr… read more

Town Talk

If early voting numbers are any indicator of voter turnout—as high as 12 percent in some Central Louisiana parishes—it’s likely to be a busy day at the polls Saturday. It’s important to know where the candidates stand on key issues. There’s still time to find out before you vote.

One way is Project Vote Smart’s 2007 Louisiana National Political Awareness Test.

During the past year, Proj… read more

Shreveport Times

By Alexandyr Kent

Cities and parishes throughout north Louisiana have banded together to pull in tourists.

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, who oversees the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, dropped by the pavilion at Shreveport’s Festival Plaza today to talk about the Louisiana North Coalition Marketing Initiative.

“As I like to tell my kids, you can score a lot… read more

Shreveport Times

By Alexandyr Kent

Four candidates for lieutenant governor present diverse challenges to incumbent Mitch Landrieu.

They say they would push the office in new directions and pursue different priorities. Landrieu believes he should be re-elected because of his proven track record.

Major duties of the lieutenant governor include overseeing the state Department of Culture, ... read more

Town Talk

By Tom Bonnette

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu believes that Central and North Louisiana’s tourism message will be easier to hear by speaking with one voice.

That’s the reason Landrieu, who heads the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, visited the Alexandria Museum of Art Thursday to promote the Louisiana North Coalition Marketing Initiative.

“For the first time in my political life, we have… read more

News-Star

By Greg Hilburn

Monroe, Shreveport and Alexandria can’t match New Orleans’ tourism cachet, but together northern Louisiana’s largest cities and the towns that surround them possess a solid book of cultural assets.

Now, thanks in part to a $100,000 grant from Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu’s office, northern Louisiana has some funding to market those assets as a region, which includes 29 parishes and 50… read more

Daily Advertiser

The Advertiser reports that Louisiana is “number one on a new list of the most corrupt states in the nation.” I would like to say that I have complete confidence in the total honesty of Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu as well. So much so, in fact, that I would eat raw nutria on downtown Jefferson Street if either one of them were ever involved in any scandal… read more

Ruston News Leader

By Laura Bond

A new funding opportunity could spur tourism growth in Lincoln Parish.

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu has announced the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is providing $100,000 in funding for the Louisiana North Coalition, which is made up of 29 parishes, including Lincoln, and 50 cities.

The Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau will contribute $5,000 and obtain one of seven board s… read more

Associated Press

By Stacey Plaisance

NEW ORLEANS The Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans is reopening to the public for the first time since Hurricane Katrina with an exhibit this weekend that couldn’t be more fitting: “Gold.”

The Old U.S. Mint made millions of silver and gold coins while in operation in the French Quarter between 1838 and 1909. The mint is now part of the Louisiana State Museum, which consists of a host of historic landmarks that house artifacts and collections of art.

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Times Picayune

By Beth Martin

St. Tammany’s “cooperative spirit” in promoting exceptional cultural projects in the parish has earned top praise from the state for two entities.

The St. Tammany Tourist and Convention Commission and St. Tammany Arts Commission jointly are among the 20 winners of the 2007 Governor’s Arts Awards, which recognize artists, arts educators, art patrons, arts organizations… read more

NBC 10 / FOX 14 Monroe

By Casey Ferrand

When people think of tourism in Louisiana, they often forget about the attractions in our region. Twenty-nine parishes and fifty cities across north and central Louisiana are joining together to change that. The Louisiana North Coalition united these cities to promote tourism and help the region compete with larger cities like Dallas.

Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu says this will bring more tourists a… read more

Seven percent in parish have already voted

Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Morehouse Parish’s early vote totals have been tabulated.

It looks like Bobby Jindal will face Walter Boasso in a runoff for governor. Mitch Landrieu won handily in his bid for a second term as lieutenant governor. Mike Tubbs got a better than three-to-one margin in his bid for sheriff. Charles McDonald was pressed in his successful bid for the state se… read more

Statewide endorsements
Gambit Weekly

Every campaign is also an education. We learn a lot about our state and the candidates, if not ourselves, every election season. The electoral process involves not only a search for the best leaders but also a quest for direction, inspiration and ideas. Nowadays, in the long, turbulent wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we desperately need leaders to help jump-start the recovery and get our state moving in the right direction.

Louisiana is losing ent… read more

News Star

By Keith Prince

Shawn Stefani of Houston, Tex., shot a final round 67 to win the Guaranty Bank Classic at Delhi’s Black Bear Golf Course but he wasn’t the biggest winner at this first-time event.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Delhi Lions Club, the Delhi community, the Guaranty Bank and other corporate sponsors plus a bang-up job by the staff at Black Bear three organizations w… read more

Natchez Democrat

By Vershal Hogan

FERRIDAY Louisianas lieutenant governor made a stop in Ferriday Sunday to speak briefly about race relations in the state and the nation.

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu spoke at the New Morning Star Baptist Churchs Usher Board Program and Gospel Extravaganza Sunday.

Im not going to talk about politics, because were in (a church) service, Landrieu said. Instead, Im going… read more

Our election recommendations

Louisiana Weekly

It is easy to lose hope. Two years after Katrina, the people of Jefferson and Orleans parishes are tired. They want change. They want normalcy. But, improvement does not appear forthcoming, and many just have lost a reason to fight.

The Editorial Board of The Louisiana Weekly urges you the voter not to lose hope. Fight by having your vote counted next Saturday. Those that remain evacuated across America, if you are still registered, contac… read more

Opelousas Daily World

A recent tour of the Opelousas downtown business district by Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu last week emphasized what can be done to the historic district, and reminded us again of what has not yet been done.

Opelousas is one of 28 Main Street communities in Louisiana that are a part of a program that helps to provide know-how and resources to revitalize historic commercial districts. One of the best known p… read more