Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says residents are “despondent, frustrated, and emotional” after suffering a blow from yet another named storm. Matt Doyle spoke with the Mayor…
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The Louisiana House approves a bill that would give the state the authority to take construction funds away from a local government that defunds its police department’s budget by more than ten-percent. An opponent of the legislation, Baton Rouge Representative Ted James, says the defund the police movement has not happened in Louisiana, plus there’s a task force is looking at ways to improve police practices
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Today is the last day to register to vote in the November 3rd election and your only option to do so is online at Geaux-Vote-Dot-Com.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says Once you are registered download the GeauxVote Mobile App which provides registration info along with voting locations and ballot information.
Ardoin says changing your registration couldn’t be faster or easier, and registering for the first time doesn’t take long.
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LSU has five days before its next game to fix a defense that’s allowing nearly 500 yards a game. Coach Ed Orgeron has asked his defensive coaches to simplify the defense in the hopes of eliminating the big plays . LSU has also struggled to get the running game going. They only rushed for 49 yards against Missouri. But Orgeron says they are still averaging 39 points a game…
cut 20 (:08) “.run the football”