Through two days of early voting, the Secretary of State’s office reports just over 60-thousand ballots have been casted. That’s seven-thousand fewer voters than during the same period last year for the Congressional election. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he’s anticipating an overall turnout below 50-percent for the October 24th primary…:
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East Baton Rouge Parish has the most early votes after two days, as 41-hundred ballots have been casted.

The Times-Picayune endores Republican David Vitter for governor. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is a big deal for Vitter’s campaign which is facing attacks from the three other candidates and supporting groups…:
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NOLA.com’s editorial staff says Vitter is committed, a resolute chief executive that has a desire to govern and lead on many fronts.

Authorities in Sabine Parish found the missing 6-year-old girl who was the subject of an AMBER Alert out of Texas, and the suspected abductor has been taken into custody. Lexi Johnson was found less than 24 hours after the alert was issued. Officials believe 40-year-old Harvey York Jr. of Zwolle took the child from Houston after getting into a fight with her mother. York was booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center before being extradited back to Texas to face kidnapping charges.

The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a mother and daughter accused of neglecting more than 40 animals at their home in Bogalusa. Terri Turner and Frannie Fisher are charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson says the Sheriff’s Office was aware of the poor condition of the animals…:
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He says they removed more than 20 dogs, 20 cats, a duck, and a rabbit from the property.