Louisiana has set a record for in-person early voting, with 849,000 voters casting their ballots early in person, compared to 817,000 in 2020. Deputy Secretary of State Joel Watson says they also broke a single-day record on the final day.

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Including absentee ballots, 960,000 Louisianans voted ahead of the November 5 election.

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

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Kratom is not regulated by the FDA, so there are no standards to ensure its safety.

A 14-year-old boy is killed in a shooting in Terrebonne Parish. The shooting happened last Friday in a neighborhood in Chauvin, and the boy’s body was found in a wooded area. First Lieutenant Blake Tabor says the boy’s identity, which the sheriff’s office is not releasing, led to another discovery.

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Lieutenant Tabor says the 14-year-old was breaking into the vehicles with two other juveniles, one of whom admitted to shooting the boy to death.

The U-L Lafayette Ragin Cajuns improved to 7-and-1, 4-and-0 in the Sun Belt with a hard fought 23-17 victory at Texas State last night. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs didn’t fare so well. They fell to Sam Houston in a defensive battle, 9-3. Tech falls to 3-and-5, 2-and-3 in Conference USA play.