Secretary of State Tom Schedler says cyber-security surrounding voting procedures and the ballot box are of the utmost importance. He was set to testify today before a congressional subcommittee and explain Louisiana’s process. A hacker would have to locate voting machines throughout 64 parishes with numerous security measures in place…:
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He said to successfully break into the machines you’d have to do it 10,200 times in 36 hours which isn’t possible.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy legislation aimed at preventing terrorists from using vehicles to attack Americans…:
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He says this bill would give Congress information cops could use to help expand their role to more technical issues as technology advances.

Emerge Louisiana is the local affiliate of Emerge America, which trains Democratic women candidates to effectively run for office. Executive Director Melanie Oubre says they hope to get more women in the state legislature in 2019 when many term-limited seats will become available..:
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Interested women can apply for the training program through November 18th.

Recent record breaking heat in some areas of the state will give way to much cooler temperatures as a cold front moves in. State Climatologist Barry Keim says expect a gray dreary day…:
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He says once this front moves through you can expect much cooler temperatures by tomorrow morning.