Secretary of State Tom Schedler is advising voters to study up on their November fourth ballot, because they’ve had a record number of candidates who have withdrawn from their respective races since qualifying. Schedler says 110 candidates have dropped out of their race and the printed ballot may not reflect the change in the number of candidates…:
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He says says you can always go to GeauxVote-dot-com to keep yourself updated. (that’s geaux spelled the cajun way)

Fall begins tonight at officially at 9:29 pm and State Climatologist Barry Keim says temps should be normal this autumn but an El Nino could be bringing in more rain than usual…:
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He says delightful weather is now just around the corner.

A small aircraft similar to a helicopter crashed into a canal yesterday afternoon in Reserve at the St. John the Baptist Parish airport — killing the two occupants. Officials have not released the identifies of the pilot or his passenger at this time. They say the airport is closed until federal authorities determine what happened.

Starting today a brand new license plate will be available to Louisiana drivers boasting, “I’m Creole, and Proud.” Lafayette Representative Vincent Pierre says he lead the effort to make this happen because he wanted to give more exposure to the Creole culture. He says one of the plate’s features is a black pot…:
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He says there’s also a scrub board and fleur de list on the plate. You can get it once OMV offices open this morning for $30 plus fees.

The Saints finally picked up their first win of the season as New Orleans defeated Minnesota 20-9. For the first time since 1991, Mississippi State beat LSU in Baton Rouge 34-29.