6:30 LRN Newscast Oct 4

250-thousand voters have voted early. That’s 18-thousand more than the entire early voting period for the last governor’s race in 2015 and we still have two more early voting days left. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is pleased with the turnout…
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Ardoin says at this rate we will set an all-time record for early voting turnout.

Vice President Mike Pence will be in New Orleans on Saturday to host a rally to encourage Louisiana voters to vote for one of the two main Republican challengers in the governor’s race. L-S-U-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says the President would have more of an impact on voters…
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The rally is scheduled for early afternoon and a location in the New Orleans metro area has yet to be disclosed.

According to new research from AAA, a popular safety feature on newer vehicles may not work as you might expect. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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