4:30 Newscast 12/07/18

Louisiana’s Democratic Party responds to some of the claims Congressman Ralph Abraham made against Governor John Bel Edwards. Kevin Barnhart has more…

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Voters head to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the special election run off for Secretary of State.  Polls open at 7am as Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup takes on Republican Kyle Ardoin.  Pollster John Couvillion says while Ardoin does not have much money for running a statewide election, Collins-Greenup has even less.

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Polls will be open until 8pm

The state has declared Saturday “Buddy Guy Day,” and the Blues Legend will attend a ceremony for himself in his hometown of Lettsworth, Louisiana. Guy is a seven-time Grammy award winner, who influenced the likes of Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. In an interview with a Baton Rouge radio station, Guy says he’s thrilled about being honored in his native Pointe Coupee Parish town while he’s still around

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St. Tammany Parish has been awarded a $25 million BUILD grant to widen I-12.  The widening is needed due to unsafe conditions and bottlenecks along a 3.8 mile stretch and comes after four fatalities over Memorial Day weekend this year. St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister says officials worked extremely hard to secure the grant.

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