Despite the rain this week, the latest drought monitor indicates 99 percent of the Bayou State is still in drought and 88-percent is either in extreme or exceptional drought. Which state climatologist says are the worst two classes of drought.

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Three statewide races will be decided Saturday in the run-off for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. After a voter turnout of only 36 percent in the October primary, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it could be even lower for the runoff. He says Republicans are favored to win all three.

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Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Click it or ticket campaign runs November 18 through the Thanksgiving weekend. An LHSC report found at least 55 percent of adults killed in a vehicle crash in the Bayou State last year were not properly wearing their seat belts. Spokesperson Greg Fischer says a first offense for not wearing a seatbelt is $50 and $75 for repeat offenders. He says their latest observational survey found fewer than 15-percent of people in Louisiana go unbuckled…

Cut 4 (09) “…every year.”

Last year During Thanksgiving weekend, there were 10 fatalities and more than 100 accidents with serious injuries.

Governor-elect Jeff Landry has concerns about the potential cost of Louisiana’s new policy that allows state workers who welcome a new child to receive six weeks of paid leave. The state has 70-thousand employees and the benefit begins January 1st. Landry questions whether the state can afford it…

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The Cincinnati Bengals will be without Former LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow for the rest of the season. Burrow was visibly shaken by his inability to grip the football after a second quarter injury sidelined him in Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. A disappointed Burrow jogged to the locker room and though he returned to the sidelines for the second half, he was ruled out due to what was believed to be a sprained wrist. It is now known Burrow suffered a torn ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

Governor-elect Jeff Landry has concerns about the potential cost of Louisiana’s new policy that allows state workers who welcome a new child to receive six weeks of paid leave. The Louisiana Budget Project says Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina have adopted a similar family leave policy for its employees in recent years but Landry questions whether Louisiana can afford it…

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Three statewide races, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer will be decided in the runoffs Saturday. Brooke Thorington has more on the predictions.

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The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Click It or Ticket campaign begins tomorrow (Saturday) and goes through the Thanksgiving weekend. Spokesperson Greg Fischer says state troopers and local law enforcement will be on the lookout to see if drivers are buckled up…

Cut 3 (11) “….the road.”

Governor-elect Jeff Landry has concerns about the potential cost of Louisiana’s new policy that allows state workers who welcome a new child to receive six weeks of paid leave. The state has 70 thousand employees, and the benefit begins January 1st. Landry questions whether the state can afford it…

Cut 9 (07) “…pay for it” 

Voter turnout is expected to be low for the run-off tomorrow and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat predicts Republicans to win the three statewide races. But he says there’s a heated race to watch between two current democratic state representatives, Cedric Glover and Sam Jenkins for the Shreveport-Bossier City senate seat.

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Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm.

Beginning tomorrow through next Saturday, extra law enforcement will be patrolling the roads and looking for seat belt violations during the statewide Click It or Ticket campaign. Teiko Foxx has more…

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State Police has taken over as the lead agency in the investigation of this week’s deadly stabbing attack on Louisiana Tech’s campus. L-S-P is asking anyone with information, pictures, or video to share that information with L-S-P investigators. You can do so via the L-S-P Fusion Center Hotline.

Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects Republicans to win the three statewide races in the run-off tomorrow, but one to watch is the mayor’s race in Lafayette. He says it’s a heated race between incumbent Josh Guillory and the daughter of former Governor Kathleen Blanco, Monique Blanco Boulet…

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He expects overall voter turnout to be extremely low and slightly higher in areas with local races.

Be sure to buckle up over the Thanksgiving holidays, the Click It or Ticket campaign begins tomorrow. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fischer says state law requires everyone in the vehicle, even those in the back seat, to be properly restrained. He says a ticket is better than a tragedy.

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Nitazines, a group of synthetic opioids, are being linked to a growing number of overdose deaths. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says they are 100 times more potent than fentanyl and it’s hard to know just how many overdoses they are responsible for…

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He says it could take multiple doses of Narcan to be revived.

State police have arrested a 39-year-old Ruston pharmacist Joshua Miller for insurance fraud. The LSP fraud unit says Miller fraudulently billed for prescriptions from 2017 to 2022.  He faces 229 counts of prohibited activities and sanctions.

Three statewide races will be decided Saturday in the run-off for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. After a voter turnout of only 36 percent in the October primary, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it could be even lower for the runoff. He says Republicans are favored to win all three…
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Pinsonat is expecting a turnout in the teens for the November run-off.

Saturday also marks the start of the click it or ticket campaign as the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission provides local law enforcement agencies with grant dollars so more officers can check to see if motorists are buckled up. Commission spokesperson Greg Fischer says their latest observational survey found fewer than 15-percent of people in Louisiana go unbuckled…
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Along with the fentanyl crisis, there’s a growing number of overdoses linked to nitazines. Brooke Thorington has more on this deadly synthetic opioid.
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State Police has taken over as the lead agency into the investigation of this week’s deadly stabbing attack on the Louisiana Tech campus. L-S-P is asking anyone with information or pictures and video to share that information with L-S-P investigators. You can call the L-S-P Fusion Center Hotline.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Click It or Ticket campaign begins tomorrow and goes through the Thanksgiving weekend. Spokesperson Greg Fischer says state troopers and local law enforcement will be on the lookout to see if drivers are buckled up…

Cut 3 (11) “….the road.”

A first offense is $50 and $75 for repeat offenders.

The synthetic opioid, Nitazines is being linked to a growing number of overdose deaths. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says they are 100 times more potent than fentanyl and it’s hard to know just how many overdoses are linked to the drug that’s being created in illicit laboratories…

Cut 11 (10) “…for them.” 

He says it could take multiple doses of Narcan to be revived.

On the ballot, this Saturday is a runoff for Secretary of State between two women, Republican Nancy Landry and Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup. Collins-Greenup says she wants to modernize the office that also serves businesses and she wants to improve voter access and participation…

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New Orleans po boy shop owner Mike Serio will mark his 500th consecutive LSU football game tomorrow night when the Tigers host Georgia State. Serio says his favorite trip in the SEC is Kentucky and LSU’s game at Washington was cool in 2009, but his favorite trip was to Green Bay in 2016…

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The 72-year-old doesn’t expect to miss a game anytime soon and is looking forward to next year’s season opener in Las Vegas.

St. Tammany Parish Coroner Doctor Charles Preston is ringing the alarm of a synthetic opioid that’s more deadly than fentanyl. It’s called Nitazines…
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Preston says nitazines were developed in the 1950s but never received FDA approval because they can stop you from breathing.

Tomorrow is election day as three statewide offices are in a run-off. The ballot also has four constitutional amendments. 20 legislative races still need to be decided and there are also local races. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says use geaux-vote-dot-com to find your polling place and if you need help, you can always make a phone call…
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New Orleans po boy shop owner Mike Serio is the iron man of LSU fans as he’ll attend his 500th consecutive game tomorrow night when the Tigers host Georgia State. His incredible streak started in 1983 and there have been some close calls. In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, Serio had to scramble after LSU’s home game against Arizona State was moved to Tempe…
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During the 2020 COVID season, Serio watched the LSU-Vanderbilt game from a parking garage.

Ragin Cajuns athletics says its 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says fans can view renderings of what the new stadium will look like at build-the-culture-dot-com…
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The project has been discussed for over a decade and it will be completed for the 2025 season.

Election day is tomorrow. The top of the ballot has three statewide races. Republican Nancy Landry is running for Secretary of State. The former lawmaker is the current First Assistant Secretary of State and says if elected, she’ll use federal and state dollars to purchase new voting mcahines…
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Her opponent is Democrat Gwen Collins Greenup, an attorney, accountant and small business owner who believes her experience will allow her to strengthen Louisiana’s elections.

Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says when you exercise your vote tomorrow, you can dedicate that vote to a Veteran…
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You can dedicate your vote at the Secretary of State’s Office. So far more than 42-hundred veterans have been honored by Louisiana voters.

According to Bloomberg, Raising Cane’s Founder Todd Graves is the richest person in Louisiana and 307th wealthiest person worldwide. He’s worth seven-point-six billion dollars.

New Orleans po-boy shop owner Mike Serio will attend his 500th consecutive LSU game on Saturday night. Colleen Crain has more…
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