Tomorrow is Election Day in Louisiana, but the ballot is quite sparse in most districts; many having only four amendments to the state constitution for voters to decide. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin urges you to not let them be decided by a small percentage voter turnout…:

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is up for re-election on Saturday. Cantrell also opposes Constitutional Amendment One on the ballot which creates a single commission to collect sales and use taxes. “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford says business groups support Amendment One…:

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Cantrell has the advantage; having drawn no well-funded challengers.

Grant Parish deputies say a man is in critical condition, after he tried a home invasion robbery and was shot by the homeowner. 39-year-old Chad Scott, of Pollock, allegedly made forced entry to the home only to be met by the resident; an armed off-duty Wildlife & Fisheries agent. Scott is in the hospital. State Police are investigating.

Bonfires on the Levee are officially given the go-ahead for this Christmas Eve in St. James Parish, after COVID snuffed them out last year. More from Brooke Thorington…:

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