Associated Press

Baton Rouge Rep. Clif Richardson is resigning from his seat in the state House of Representatives as he fights health problems.

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas prison officials have executed a registered sex offender for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has written a fundraising letter saying his son George P. Bush "is considering" running for Texas Land Commissioner.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nobody won the jackpots in big-money weekend lotteries in Louisiana. The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says Wednesday's estimated jackpots rise to $185 million for the Powerball, $750,000 for Lotto and $80,000 for Easy 5.

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Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator and Shreveport Police Chief Willie Shaw say a drug operation at the Louisiana State Fair netted three carnival workers and five fair-goers.

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Former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro is suing his successor, Dave Peralta, accusing him of orchestrating a politically motivated smear campaign that culminated in an unauthorized raid on a storage unit Taffaro used.

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As the nation shifts from election debates to governing discussions, the campaign season hasn't wrapped up in Louisiana.

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BELMONT, Mass. (AP) — Mitt Romney has cast his ballot in the presidential election.

After all the flights, all the speeches, the debates, hand-shakes, nods, gestures and smiles, it was time for him to vote and then hold curtain-closing campaign rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Then, he had to contemplate the fall of night and the counting of votes, and hope for the best.

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A state by state look at key races on the ballot on Tuesday. The number of electoral votes is in parenthesis.

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Republicans are vigorously pursuing their last, best, chances for taking control of the Senate, with Pennsylvania topping their list. Democrats, meanwhile, remained cautiously optimistic that they'll retain a narrow majority after Tuesday's election.

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