1:30 PM Newscast Oct 30

A 14-year-old boy is shot to death in Terrebonne Parish. Andrew Greenstein explains.

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The St. Tammany Parish coroner announces a warning about a widely available supplement that could prove deadly. Over the summer, a 36-year-old woman died from an overdose of a mix of drugs including the legal drug Kratom. Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape says since Kratom is readily available, people might not realize that it is lethal in excessive doses.

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In high doses, Kratom can cause seizures.

Louisiana sets a record for in-person early voting with 849,000 ballots, compared to 817,000 in 2020 and Secretary of State Deputy Secretary Joel Watson says yesterday on the last day of early voting, a single-day record was set beating the previous record of 99,000 from the last election cycle.

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Early voting statistics by parish show notable turnout, with Calcasieu Parish leading at 38,000 votes.

The Ragin Cajuns improved to 7-and-1 with a hard fought 23-17 victory at Texas State last night. U-L Lafayette is now 5-and-0 on the road and Coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-mo) gives the credit to the players

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