Voters were lined up around the side of the State Archives Building for the first day of early voting Friday and many are lining up again today to cast an early ballot for the November 3rd election. It’s a bit chilly out but these voters say don’t let the cold keep you from voting…
Early voting ends October 27th and is available at select locations Monday through Saturdays from 8 AM to 7 PM.
LSU Student Body President Stone Cox asks the administration to implement mandatory monthly COVID testing so that the school could move into Phase Three of the reopening.
Cox says this would allow for student organizations to hold larger events.
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, ties Senator Bill Cassidy in fundraising for the last quarter of the Senate race. UL-Lafayette Poli-Sci Professor Pearson Cross says it’s an uphill battle for Perkins, but if he can force Cassidy into a run-off, it greatly increases his chances of more campaign contributions.
Cut 7 (09) “…national recognition”
Overall Cassidy’s warchest is still much larger.
State legislators have approved a supplemental budget bill that contains 22-million dollars for 113 projects. The Public Affairs Research Council has labeled the 22 million “pet-projects” and the Governor has indicated he may use his line-item veto authority on some of the expenditures but House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says there are quite a few vital projects on that list…