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Southwest Louisiana Election Ballot for April 6

The polls for Saturday's election open at 7 a.m. -- NOT at 6 a.m. like they used to.  The law has changed, and the polls are now open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.  Make sure you get out and vote -- and bring your pictured I.D.  Here's everything you'll see on Saturday's ballot:

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Willie Nelson on Gay Marriage: ‘I’d Never Marry a Guy I Didn’t Like’

Willie Nelson may be approaching his 80th birthday, but he's still a spitfire with a whole lot to say -- and he's not afraid to speak his mind, especially when it's a cause he believes in. Nelson recently opened up on his views of the Supreme Court's consideration of gay rights and same-sex marriage, and he was his usual 'Shotgun Willie' self. 

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Pope Watch, Day 1 — Black Smoke Means No New Pontiff

The first day of the Vatican Conclave has ended without a new pope chosen.

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5 Things You Should and Shouldn’t Say in a Job Interview

If you’re great at networking, filling out online applications and following up, chances are, you’ve landed an interview or two. Good work. That’s not so easy these days. But your work isn’t over.

In fact, your work is just beginning. The interview is where your true job-getting skills will have to come out. In fact, compared to everything you did to get it, the interview is like doing open-heart and brain surgery while also teaching a child how to tie his shoes. Not the easiest thing in the world.

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Price Tags Are Slowly But Surely Disappearing From Retailers Around The Country.

Some things really are priceless.

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President Obama Stumbles During Oath of Office [VIDEO]

You are being sworn in as the President of the United States. You don't want to stumble on the words "United States." Oops!

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Study says Wanting Things Makes Us Happier Than Actually Having Them

According to a new study, wanting things actually makes us happier than actually having them.

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ATM Machines Change With the Times

So...what if you only need a 10... or just a 5 dollar bill?

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Edwin Edwards and Wife Trina Expecting a Baby

Just weeks before their new reality TV series begins on A&E, the word has come out that former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards is going to be a father ... again ... at age 85.

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Congress Now Set to Look Into Replacing Dollar Bills With Dollar Coins — What Do You Think?

This is one of those stories that keeps popping up every few months or so, but the possibility that the U.S. could replace its $1 bill with the not-very-popular $1 coin seems to be gaining at least a little traction.

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Top Six Horrible Things That Will Make You Feel Better About Not Winning the Powerball Jackpot

As you’ve no doubt heard or read, the Powerball jackpot is set to break records this week, topping at least $425 million before the next drawing Wednesday night. I hate to break this to you, but you probably won’t win. Don’t feel bad. I probably won’t, either. Here’s something to make us feel better. Granted, it won’t make us feel better the way $425 million would, but it’s either this or hard drinking.

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Jared Loughner Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole For Shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, 19 Others

In a federal court today in Tuscon, Arizona, Jared Loughner received a life sentence without parole for his shooting rampage in January 2011 that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D.-Ariz.).

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