If you want to take advantage of early voting, you have until six this evening to do so. After that, you’ll have to wait until Election Day one week from today. One of the hot races this year is in the Fifth Congressional District. At a candidate forum in Baton Rouge yesterday, Michael Echols says it’s important for Republicans to stick together when voting on legislation.

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The Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for the first time in 18 years. Airport spokesman Mark Crawford says the once-daily flight leaves between seven AM and nine AM and takes about two hours to arrive at O’Hare.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is accusing a northeast Louisiana police chief of stealing funds intended for the family of a police officer killed in the line of duty. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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You can add West Baton Rouge Parish to the long list of parishes under burn bans. This comes as dry, breezy weather conditions increases the chances of wildfires. Burn bans are in effect for nearly the entire state, except for most of southeast Louisiana.