Jeff Landry is conducting his first overseas economic development trip as governor as he’s in South Korea. The governor’s office says Landry is there to strengthen relationships with major South Korean companies currently doing business in Louisiana or considering future investment in the state. Economist Doctor Loren Scott says the cheap price of natural gas makes Louisiana an attractive place to invest…
Cut 6 (11) “…cheap molecules.”
Today is the last day of early voting and John Couvillon (COO-vee-ahn) with JMC Analytics says while the early voting in polling places is up from four years ago, the mail-in ballots are considerably down from that time. He says he does not expect the state to reach the one-million early vote mark at the end of the day today.
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Authorities are thankful ten-year-old Brody Sturdivant of Livingston was found safe. The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted Livingston parish in the search after the young boy went missing Sunday evening. Sheriff Ard says Brody was found underneath a house in a neighborhood not too far from his own.
Ard says Brody ran away after he was punished and even though he was found safe, the investigation is ongoing.
Beginning November 1st, The City of Tallulah in Madison Parish, will be imposing a curfew, from midnight and five a-m. City spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says they’re taking the action due to issuesBut she didn’t elaborate. She says, if you have a reason to be out overnight, for work or emergencies, that’s okay.
Cut 13 (09) “…where you’re going.”
Lewis says the curfew will be in place indefinitely.