09:30 Newscast September 15, 2015

Voter apathy could explain why 46% of candidates who signed up for offices in the October 24th primary will run unopposed, according to Secretary of State Tom Schedler. He says we must get people re-engaged on the Constitution and what this country is all about…

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Schedler says in the state legislature, 20 out of 39 senators and 39 out of 105 House members drew no opponents.

With the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hovering just above $2.00 a gallon, many are wondering just how low it will go? American Automobile Association spokesperson Don Redman says if all goes smoothly, you can expect gas prices to steadily fall for the rest of the year…

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He says prices haven’t been that low since early 2009.

A study out of the University of Illinois finds diet soda drinkers often eat more unhealthy foods, which counter acts their attempts to lose weight. Emelie Gunn has more…

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According to State Farm Insurance claims data, Louisiana drivers have among the lowest odds of a deer collision in the country. The study shows that the chances of a driver hitting a deer in Louisiana is 1 in 335, which ranks the state 41st nationally. It was also found that drivers are most likely to collide with a deer in the last three months of the year. West Virginia has the worst odds of a driver hitting a deer, 1 in 44.