[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/POLITICS/02/09/feb.9.contests/art.weekendvotes.ap.jpg caption=" Voters in five states and three territories will hold contests this weekend."]WASHINGTON (CNN) - Louisiana, a state physically and economically damaged by Hurricane Katrina, could be a key political state this year - something not lost on both Democratic campaigns as they drum up last-minute votes.
"If you look at Louisiana the last two elections, if we'd gone the other way in either election, George Bush wouldn't be president," said Clancy Dubos, a columnist with the Gambit Weekly - an alternative newspaper in the state.
For residents in Louisiana, their choice in a candidate will be largely based not only on national issues such as the economy and health care, but also rebuilding efforts in the hurricane-stricken area.