For LRN i’m Erik Piccoli
Polls are open today until 8pm in Louisiana but what’s available to vote on depends on your parish. Orleans Parish has the most items on the ballot because of municipal races, including the bid by Mayor LaToya Cantrell for a second term. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says because of an expected 35 percent voter turnout in Orleans Parish, voters statewide should be aware that New Orleans could have the largest impact on the fate of the constitutional amendments.
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The longtime Louisiana Christmas tradition of the Lighting of Bonfires is officially back on the calendar after being extinguished last year due to the pandemic. St James Parish President Pete Dufresne says the Christmas Eve pastime of lighting the way for Papa Noel has been a community event for decades…
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The bonfire season runs from November 21st to December 27th and the parish will begin issuing permits on November 20th
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The National Average for a gallon of regular gas has decreased by a penny to $3.41 leading to a slight price relief. Triple-A spokesperson Don Redman says while there has been a slight decrease, he doesn’t expect to see prices change drastically one way or the other as we approach winter.
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While OPEC has begun to slowly increase production, commuters won’t see a change in prices soon.
And New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is up for re-election. Cantrell is expected to win re-election on Saturday as she does not face any well-funded challengers. LA-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says one of the major storylines in this election is the expected low turnout…
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There are also races for open legislative seats in New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Monroe. Alford says the most interesting race is between Republican businessman Jeremy Stine and Democrat Dustin Granger in Lake Charles.
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