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Republicans, independents show strong growth By ALAN SAYRE Associated Press writer Almost twice as many new voters have registered as Republicans than Democrats over the past year in Louisiana, but the biggest jump comes among those claiming no party affiliation. The deadline for registering for the November presidential election was Oct. 4, but an official of the state Democratic Party said some of the new registrations still have not been delivered to the secretary of state. He predicted that when all are included, Democrats will have a much-stronger showing. As of Monday, there were 2.89 million registered voters in Louisiana,...