New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is pleading her case to get voters to Vote Yes on Constitutional Amendment number 4 on the October ballot. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Numerous parishes are under a burn ban as a result of the hot and dry weather. Caldwell, Franklin, LaSalle, Lincoln, Richland, Sabine, Union and West Carroll parishes are all under the ban. Meanwhile, the tropical disturbance over the Bahamas could make landfall in Florida as a tropical storm over the weekend and not enter the Gulf

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs hosts the Second Annual Suicide Prevention Summit today in Baton Rouge. L-D-V-A spokesperson Alex Juan says the event is open to everyone and not limited to veterans. Juan says a simple small act of support can have a big impact.

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Juan says they are trying to get the word out that anyone can help prevent suicide.

A statewide poll on the Insurance Commissioner’s race shows that Republican Incumbent Jim Donelon is receiving 35-percent of the vote, while his GOP challenger Tim Temple has 20-percent, 45-percent are undecided. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Temple has to increase his name recognition…
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Early voting for this election begins two weeks from tomorrow.