Early voting for the Nov. 8th Election begins today and continues through Tuesday, Nov. 1st. Secretary of State Kyle Adroin is reminding people to get out and be proactive Whitney Thomas has more …
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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is headed for London, England on a mission to help improve Louisiana’s costs for insurance and reinsurance. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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Democratic candidates running for US Senate, Gary Chambers and Syrita Steib attended the Baton Press Club’s forum Monday. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Early voting for the Nov. 8th Election begins today and continues through next Tuesday except Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Citizens that want to vote early in person may do so at their parish registrar of voters office or at their assigned locations. The election lacks a heated statewide race but Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin still expects half of the state’s registered voters to cast a ballot.
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Voters are encouraged to utilize the free smartphone app GeauxVote Mobile to locate early voting locations, and Election Day voting sites, or to view a sample ballot. Ardoin says early voting has become popular.
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Voters must have a Louisiana driver’s license, a Louisiana special ID, or a generally recognized ID with a picture and signature. Voters also have the option to use their license via LA wallet. Ardoin says the election does not fall on a Saturday so he expects a lot of people to take advantage of the early voting opportunity.
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For more information contact the Elections Division at 800-883-2805 or elections tat at sos.la.gov
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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is headed for London, U.K. today to meet with the heads of Lloyd’s of London and other top insurance underwriters, in hopes of improving the state’s ailing property insurance market. Donelon says over a third of Lloyd’s business is writing reinsurance to cover companies that claim losses. He says Louisiana makes up a good amount of that business…:
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Donelon says he’ll provide an update to both Lloyd’s and the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) of Louisiana’s insurance market and what the state is doing to improve it…:
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Donelon will also tell of plans to create an incentive fund to attract new property insurers to Louisiana; a plan that worked with some success after Katrina and Rita hindered the market. He hopes to convince Lloyd’s and the IUA to reduce to cost of reinsurance; especially on those smaller carriers…:
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Early Voting for the November 8th election begins today. Your ballot will contain congressional and local races, but also EIGHT Constitutional Amendments to decide. Today, we break down Amendment 2. Steven Procopio, with the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), says this amendment if approved by voters, would exempt disabled military veterans from paying property tax…:
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Current law gives veterans with a service-related disability to claim double the $75-thousand standard homestead exemption on property tax. Currently, disabled vets get double that amount. Procopio says a “yes” vote removes all property tax liability…:
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The amendment, if approved, would also establish a sliding scale of additional property tax exemption for persons with a partial military service-related disability. He says a “no” vote on the November 8th ballot would reject the plan and stay with what is already in place…:
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PAR does NOT recommend how people should vote but gives information needed to make an informed decision. For more go online to “PARLouisiana.org.” LRN will continue our series on the six remaining Constitutional Amendments between now and Election Day.
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Two candidates running against Senator John Kennedy, participated in a Baton Rouge Press Club forum. Democrats Gary Chambers and Syrita Steib both spoke about how Kennedy’s yet to participate in any debate or forum in his re-election bid. When asked how they differ from each other Chambers says he’s the only democrat with a track record of running a race that has a voter base after his bid for the 2nd Congressional district.
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Steib says her experience getting legislation passed in Louisiana and other states prohibiting public universities from asking questions about criminal history for the purpose of admissions sets her apart.
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The candidates were also asked about what they would do if elected to Congress concerning the Ronald Greene investigation. Chambers says he’d want to see Louisiana State Police under consent decree and says how can we trust their investigations of other law enforcement agencies if they can’t be trusted.
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Steib whose non-profit helps remove roadblocks and provide opportunities for females after incarceration says she will push for laws to uplift people.
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Early voting begins today for the November 8th election.
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The Saints are 2-and-5, but they are just one game out of first place in the NFL South. Atlanta and Tampa Bay currently lead the underperforming division with records of 3-and-4. Linebacker Demario Davis says they have a real shot at getting into the playoffs despite their record
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Injuries have contributed to the Saints losing record. They played the last game without starters Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, Andrus Peat and Marshon Lattimore. Coach Dennis Allen is optimistic you’ll get some of those guys back for Sunday’s game against the Raiders…
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The Saints are allowing 29 points a game on defense. That’s the second worst in the NFL. Allen, who calls the defensive plays, understands they have to play better on that side of the ball…
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