According to the Secretary of State’s Office, 344-thousand people voted during the early voting period that concluded on Saturday. An eight-percent decline from early votes cast in the 2019 gubernatorial primary. Also, more Republicans voted early than Democrats.

The last day to request an absentee ballot for the October 14th Gubernatorial Primary Election is today by 4:30 p.m. Secretary of State Deputy Secretary for Outreach Joel Watson says registered voters can request an absentee ballot at voterportal-dot-sos-dot-la-dot-gov.
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Anyone interested in voting by absentee ballot can also make a request in person at the parish Registrar of Voters office.

A weak tropical disturbance is expected to bring at least a quarter of an inch of rain to southwest Louisiana. About an inch of rain for the Lafayette area. Houma could see about two inches and the New Orleans area three inches. Phil Grisby with the National Weather Service says the rain will get here tonight and continue into tomorrow and as long as too much doens’t come at once, the rain will be beneficial…
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Black Friday deals have come early for holiday shoppers as major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy have started offering discounts now, weeks before the start of the traditional holiday shopping season. Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman says an early start gives shoppers more time to research and spread out their cash flow
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