11:30 Newscast, October 23rd, 2015

As we head into tomorrow’s October primary, polls have shown Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards in a run-off. But Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com, says surveys out this week show Vitter is battling for that second spot…:
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You can vote tomorrow between 7am and 8pm.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office has secured a handgun after it was found in a Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School student’s backpack. Spokesperson Brennan Matherne says the student notified a teacher immediately after discovering the weapon in his bag…:
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He says they have an idea about what happened and are gathering information at this time.

Forecasters say some outliers from Hurricane Patricia in the Pacific could dump up to 5 inches of rain or more to some areas in Louisiana. The system is currently threatening Mexico and forecasters say wet weather is coming to our drought stricken state starting Sunday.

There was enough social media outrage this week over a restaurant in Destin, Florida denying a LSU fan inside during the Tigers/Gators game, that Harry T’s has now issued a “sincere apology.” The fan is Don Bass, the Chief Criminal Deputy at the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. He says he went to Harry T’s to meet up with some friends:
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He emailed Harry T’s and they responded that LSU did not have a good name there. Bass posted it on Facebook, it went viral and the restaurant is now back peddling big time even offering an LSU scholarship donation.