530PM LRN News

Frigid weather is on it’s way to the Bayou State courtesy of an arctic blast that’s begun invading Louisiana. National Weather Service Meteorologist Patrick Omundson says the front will bring a little rain and very strong winds, with the coldest night set for tomorrow, Omundson says it’s warm today, but the rest of the week will be cold…

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Omundson says temperatures will dip below freezing along the I-20 corridor and upper 20s near the Arkansas border.

489,649 Louisianans early voted for the run-off, a record-shattering number of early voters for a non-Presidential election. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon expects total early voting to hit 500,000 when absentee ballots are counted, and you should see about one to 1.1 million votes when you extrapolate that out to total run-off participation…

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The Louisiana Office of State Parks wants to hear your thoughts about the state’s outdoor offerings by filling out a form on public-input-dot-com-slash-Play-OutDoors-LA. Director of Outdoor Recreation Mitchell Aleshire says filling out the survey will help Louisiana score additional federal grant money that can be used to upgrade outdoor facilities.

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The 23 question survey will be available through December 31st.

Dozens of veterans attended a Veteran’s Day ceremony today at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Raymond Broussard, a retired marine, says military personnel appreciate the thanks they receive on this day

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There are estimated 284-thousand veterans living in Louisiana.