Early voting for the November eighth election begins today and runs through next Tuesday, except on Sunday. To find the early voting location nearest you, use the GeauxVote Mobile app. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says early voting has become popular…
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Ardoin says is hopeful of an overall voter turnout above 50-percent.

At the Baton Rouge Press Club, two challengers to Republican U-S Senator John Kennedy showed up to discuss the issues facing Louisiana. Democrat Gary Chambers believes State Police should be under a consent decree because of what he calls a pattern of civil rights violations, including the Ronald Greene case. The 2019 fatal arrest of a black motorist on north Louisiana rural highway…
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon heads to London later today to meet with leaders from Lloyd’s of London and the International Underwriting Association of London. Donelon says he’ll provide an update on legislation approved this year that helps create a business-friendly regulatory environment…
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Property insurance rates are rising in Louisiana as the cost of re-insurance goes up.

The State Police Gaming audit division says the first full month of sports wagering on college football games resulted in four-million dollars in revenues for the state. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns expects the number to grow when they get the October numbers next month…
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