Early voting continues today. JMC Analytics and Polling’s John Couvillon says this midterm election will not see an overall turnout that approaches a Presidential election, but he expects a good number of early voters and that more than a quarter of the votes for cast for this election will be done during early early voting.
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Early voting runs through Tuesday October 27th from 8:30 am to 6 pm, except for Sunday.
Yesterday marked 50 years since one of the deadliest ferry disasters in U.S. History, when the George Prince ferry was struck by the Norwegian tanker Frosta, killing 77 people. The ferry was crossing the Mississippi River from Destrehan to Luling in the early morning hours. Many gathered there to remember with a ceremony led by Parish President Matthew Jewell. After the ceremony, a screening of filmmaker Royd Anderson’s film “The Luling Disaster” was shown at the West Regional Library.
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Louisiana Tech President Doctor Jim Henderson’s last day will be Thursday, earlier than planned. Kace Kieschnick has the story.
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The state of Louisiana is considering repairing the grave of a Louisiana soldier killed in the Korean War since it’s deteriorated so badly that his casket is exposed at a Baton Rouge cemetery. Private First Class Samuel Pierre Junior was just 22 when he died. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary, Doctor Jerome Buller (BUHL-er),