10:30 LRN Newscast Oct 25

Early voting for the Nov. 8th Election begins today and continues through Tuesday, Nov. 1st.  Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding people to get out and be proactive Whitney Thomas has more …

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The suspected gunman in Friday’s early morning shooting at an off-campus fraternity house at Southern University, 22-year-old Jaicedric Williams was out on bond and had posted bond twice within a month, in October of 2020 on separate domestic violence and attempted armed robbery charges. Bail for the 11 counts of attempted murder from the Friday shooting was denied.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon leaves for London today to meet with Lloyd’s of London. Donelon says 37 percent of Lloyd’s business globally is re-insurance and the rising cost of re-insurance is resulting in a huge increase for Citizens Insurance and fewer private insurers…

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Among the EIGHT Constitutional Amendments to decide on the ballot is Amendment 2. Steven Procopio, with the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), if approved it exempts disabled military veterans from paying property tax and establishes a sliding scale of additional property tax exemptions for those with a partial military service-related disability. He says a “no” vote keeps what’s in place…:

Cut 12 (10) “…not a total exemption.”