A gag order remains in place when it comes to information authorities can release to the public about last week’s fatal shooting by two Marksville deputy marshals. State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson visited with District Judge William Bennett and Edmsonson says the judge is adamant that no evidence can be released….

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Six-year-old Jeremy Mardis was killed in the shooting and his 25-year-old father, Christopher Few was severely wounded, but has reportedly been released from the hospital.

Early voting ends tomorrow and Secretary of State Tom Schedler urges everyone to go out and exercise your right to vote. Schedler says it’s important to early vote, because November 21st is the weekend before Thanksgiving, which will be a busy time for many.

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Schedler says the number of early voters is outpacing what we saw in the primary.

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the nation’s obesity rate has climbed to almost 38-percent, which is up from 32-percent ten years ago. Department of Health and Hospitals Assistant Secretary of Public Health JT Lane says Louisiana’s obesity rate is at 35 percent and although they’d like to see it lower, we’re heading in the right direction.

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The C-D-C found the obesity rate for women in the country is now higher than men.

It looks like it will be a nice weekend weather-wise for Louisiana. No rain is expected until Sunday night and temperatures will be much cooler. Expect highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s all weekend.