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Leading Republican candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to show up at Landmark Aviation near Lakefront Airport in New Orleans Friday, just one day before the Louisiana primary.Trump needs to win 1,237 delegates to secure the Republican nomination, and with four other candidates vying for the same, University of New Orleans political scientist Edward Chervenak said the state's primary is particularly important this year.“With Cruz, Rubio, Carson and Kasich still in the race, they’re basically taking delegates away from (Trump). So every delegate now counts and is at stake. That’s why Trump is coming here, because he wants to do well in Louisiana,” Chervenak said.Read: Donald Trump returns to state for rally Friday night in New OrleansTrump’s biggest rivals, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz, don’t currently have any appearances planned in Louisiana. Chervenak said neither are campaigning heavily in the Bayou State.Rubio’s campaign began running anti-Trump ads in the New Orleans area earlier this week. The TV ad claims that Rubio is a recognized foreign policy expert and the U.S. can’t have a president like Trump, who knows nothing about foreign policy.Political analysts told WDSU Cruz is mainly focused on winning Texas delegates.Slideshow: Presidential candidates' campaign slogansMeanwhile, for the Democrats, analysts said Sen. Bernie Sanders has not gained enough support in Louisiana. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has mainly relied on surrogates to win voters, and depending on Super Tuesday’s results, we could see Clinton in Louisiana later this week.Analysts predict Clinton and Trump will come out as the candidates to win Louisiana’s delegates.“Hillary Clinton has the distinct advantage in Louisiana, just like she does in the rest of the southern states. And given the momentum that Donald Trump has, it makes sense that he would be projected to be the winner here,” Chervenak said.