Early voting continues in Louisiana, with four Constitutional Amendments on ballots statewide. Orleans Parish is a big exception, with races for mayor and city council to be decided. LaToya Cantrell is seeking a second term, and no mayor in the city’s history has lost a re-election bid. UNO Research Director Dr. Ed Chervenak says she has great chances of winner her next term, with only 30-percent surveyed disapproving of her. This despite more than a dozen challengers…:
CUT 07 (09) “…take her on.”
The election is next Tuesday. Early voting ends Saturday.
State Attorney General Jeff Landry announces a new program aimed at ending the opioid epidemic. One effort, he says, is a website called “EndEpidemic.com”…:
CUT 10 (13) “…where to seek help”
A Shreveport couple face charges after EMS came to their home and found a 3-year-old severely malnourished and very sick. The toddler weighed just 11 pounds. 30-year-old Ietadterneisha (eye-TAD-er-neesh-uh) Marshall and 36-year-old Derrick George were arrested and charged with 2nd-degree cruelty to a juvenile.
The vaccine rate among teens in Louisiana is 35-percent but when 5- to 11-year-old are eligible will their vaccine rate be comparable? Brooke Thorington has more…:
CUT 01(32) “…Thorington.”