No you are correct. she ran against Jindel (sp?) and pulled a last minute stunt that he didn't have time to respond to. That was the reason given for her sudden surge. I think they just had to find a reason to being more dead people to the polls for a win.
Also, don't forget that Republican candidate Woody Jenkins probably beat Mary Landrieu for the Senate a few years earlier, but the same political shenanigans happened, so the wrong person was sworn in there too.
Is Jindal a repub .. he sure didn't fare will in his interview with Brit a few days ago.
She won the Cajun vote -- Jindal with Nagin's help did better than expected in New Orleans among black voters -- but Blanco did better than expected among Cajun voters.