Facebook’s announcement of a corporate name change sent the company’s flagship platform into a tizzy over a possible transformation. Brooke Thorington posts more…
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Early voting gets underway in Louisiana tomorrow, and except for this Sunday, will continue through Saturday, November 6th. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the ballots casts are for the November 13th election that quite frankly is lacking hotly contested races. Ardoin says four constitutional amendments are on the ballot statewide but aren’t likely to produce a stampede to polling locations.
An attempted traffic stop in Shreveport turned violent early today when the driver refused to stop after blowing through a stoplight and he allegedly fired shots at the officer during a pursuit. The officer was wounded by shrapnel from a bullet that hit his cruiser’s windshield but suffered only minor injuries. No shots were fired by police. The driver, Lavonta Smith, was eventually taken into custody and arrested for the attempted murder of a police officer.
You might want to spend what’s supposed to be a great Halloween weekend taking part in the Go Out and Fish program put on by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The agency’s Danica Williams says they’ve stocked 17 ponds around the state with adult-sized channel catfish.
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You can get a list of locations for the Go Out and Fish program from the LDWF website.