Lawsuit highlights difficulties for lesser-known candidates

BATON ROUGE - Three candidates trying to force their way into a TV debate in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race weren't successful. But their court hearing this week underscored the troubles for lesser-known contenders to gain the attention needed to win statewide.Judge Tim Kelley refused to stop the Oct. 18 debate or to force Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for A Better Louisiana to add any other candidates.But the hearing into the injunction request from Senate candidate Troy Hebert, B