Arkansas Blog: Bayou state news -- UPDATE

Can't help but watch my home state:

At 9:10 p.m., wackjob rightwinger Republican Woody Jenkins had a healthy lead over a Democrat in the race for 6th district Congress around Baton Rouge with about half the precincts in. The pre-election word was that the Dem. was favored. Maybe it's a heavily split district and the late vote will decide. Sad news.

UPDATE: With 80 percent of the vote in, Dem Don Cazayoux has now taken the lead.

FINAL UPDATE: Cazyoux wins by 3,000 votes. A Democratic pickup in an ultrared district. Thanks you, Bushie.

The Jazz and Heritage Festival continues in New Orleans and Sunday is the climax. It includes some Little Rock flavor. From the Times-Picayune:

DON'T MISS

Food Demo

New Orleans native Lee Richardson, a former chef de cuisine at Restaurant August, will be making rice-fried catfish with pickled green tomatoes and corn pudding. Richardson has been getting excellent reviews as the executive chef of The Capital Hotel and the reinvented Ashley's restaurant in Little Rock, Ark. (Noon, Zatarain's Food Heritage Stage)

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Oh, hell Max, thot Dem was gonna pick up 6th district...........
been following Jazzfest every day from Picayune and friends down yonder.

Posted by: jazzy | May 3, 2008 09:45 PM

Gonna call it an early night too and listen to WWL on radio.

Posted by: jazzy | May 3, 2008 10:10 PM

I'm new, and this is a test.

Posted by: kizzy | May 3, 2008 10:25 PM

Hi kizzy: You passed the test. Welcome to the world of the enlightened! G'night jazzy. See ya in my dreams!

Posted by: durangokid | May 3, 2008 10:41 PM

This is the race that the Republican Party tested their anti Obama strategy out on. This was the district that had flyers and ads that Obama's face on them, but darked via photo shop. The Klan has a large presence in this district, and it is heavily Republican.

And yet the Democrat won. The new Hillary talking point that Obama is going to hurt down ticket races (which is hilarious, given that every poll has shown that it's Hillary that is going to kill Democrats down ticket, all across the country) has been blown to pieces. And what's more, it is clear that it was the high African American turnout that put Cazayoux over the top. This is a great victory for the party, and saves us from another Hillary/McCain-slanted media blitz. The Republicans made this home-turf race about Obama, and they lost. Thank you, Bushie. And thank you, Obama.

Posted by: FreedomCounty | May 3, 2008 10:42 PM

Hmmm. That's a great update MB. Merci. Guess Congress won't be seeing red very much next January.

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Posted by: L.Wood | May 4, 2008 01:04 AM

Victory, sweet Jesus. Victory.

Posted by: devilsadvocate | May 4, 2008 05:04 AM

Hillary would've been beaten in that race. Obama would've won even handier.

Posted by: The Levee | May 4, 2008 07:04 AM

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Bayou state news -- UPDATE

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