8:30 LRN Newscast November 5

Tomorrow, voters head to the polls to cast their ballots, but there hasn’t been much publicity for the election of a new Secretary of State. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says early voting totals were strong for a mid-term election and hopefully voters did their homework on the nine candidates in that statewide race…
Cut 11 (08) “…news for them.”
But it’s a question mark on who will be the top two vote geters and make a December 8th run-off.

There are six constitutional amendments on tomorrow’s ballot. Amendment Two has received the most attention. It’s asking voters if Louisiana should join nearly every other state and require a unanimous jury decision for a guilty verdict in a felony case. The current standard calls for 10 of 12 jurors to agree on a guilty verdict. District Attorney for Livingston and Tangipahoa Scott Perrilloux says the 10 of 12 standard is legal and should not be changed…
cut 6 (05) “…it’s legaL’

The Saints won their seventh straight yesterday, holding off Los Angeles 45-35 in front of an energetic Superdome crowd. New Orleans led 35-17 at half. But the Rams rallied to tie it in the 4th quarter. The Saints regained the lead on a 72-yard touchdown catch by Michael Thomas. Coach Sean Payton…
Cut 14 (10) “outstanding today.”
Payton is not happy with Thomas’ touchdown celebration involving a cell phone, but he’ll take the win.

There’s the potential for severe weather in the northern half of the state this afternoon and tonight. We saw a tornado outbreak last week and there’s the potential we could see that again today. Aaron Davis with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says stay close to your radio for the latest updates on the approaching weather…
cut 10 (09) “…save lives”