Tomorrow you’ll have a chance to weigh in on whether or not the state should require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases. Its amendment two on the ballot. The proposal has received widespread bipartisan support behind a message that former District Attorney Ed Tarpley says is clear.
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But several current district attorneys have reservations about the change. Scott Perrilloux is the D-A that represents, Tangipahoa, Livingston and St. Helena Parishes and says the current standard of 10 of 12 jurors to agree on a guilty verdict is good and the proposed change would lead to more hung juries…
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Polls are open from 6 AM to 8 PM tomorrow.

Nine candidates are on tomorrow’s ballot in the secretary of state’s race and a December run-off is likely between the top two vote-geters. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says there’s a large number of undecided voters, because there’s a lack of knowledge about the candidates…
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The Saints are 7-and-1 and own the tie breaker over the Rams if it comes down to who has homefield advantage in the NFC South after a 45-35 win over Los Angeles in the Superdome.

And LSU has fallen to number nine in the polls following Saturday’s shutout loss to top ranked Alabama.