Election Day is Saturday in Louisiana, and the city of New Orleans has the most on the ballot, including mayor, city council, and the sheriff.
New Orleans mayor Latoya Cantrell appears not content to rest on her approval rating, running ads and even appearing at busy intersections to wave to voters.
"I think she wants to win, not only outright on Saturday, which is very, very likely, but also to win with a very large margin," said political analyst Clancy DuBos. "I think she's probably aiming for around a 60 percent mark in the vote. If she gets that, then she can legitimately say that she has a mandate in her second term."
While Cantrell is expected to win reelection outright, the New Orleans City Council races are heating up, particularly for Council At-Large Division Two, where Kristin Palmer and J.P. Morrell are turning up the heat in that race.
"The gloves are off," DuBos noted. "This is not unusual in New Orleans politics, but they are hitting each other with everything they've got and we'll just have to see how the voters respond."
The council district candidates are also increasingly vying for voters' attention as we get closer to the polls opening tomorrow.
There is also a contest for sheriff.
"I think Marlin Gusman has the most serious challenge he has faced since he first won this seat," said DuBos. "He's taking it seriously, but we have to see how voters respond to the attacks against him by a handful of progressive groups."
Every voter in the state is being asked to vote yes or no on four proposed constitutional amendments, and several parishes have their own ballot propositions to consider.
