As saltwater continues to move up the lower Mississippi River, plans are underway to build a pipeline that would take fresh river water from past Kenner and transport it to drinking water treatment plants in Orleans and Jefferson Parish to dilute the salt. New Orleans’ director of homeland security and emergency preparedness Collin Arnold
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Arnold says cost estimates for the project are 100-to-250 million dollars and construction could begin in a week.

Saturday begins early voting and each day this week we’ve featured one of the main candidates running for governor. Republican John Schroder says he wants to improve education and lower crime and two ways to do that…
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Schroder says he also wants to create a better tax and regulatory atmosphere to bring bigger businesses to the Bayou State.

Tonight’s your last chance before early voting to hear from five of the six major gubernatorial candidates in a statewide televised debate. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Republican Jeff Landry is skipping the debate. Landry will reportedly be in Lake Charles tonight for a meet and greet event at White Oak Park where he’ll also raise money for his campaign. Also, the Times-Picayune has endorsed Nancy Landry for secretary of state and Scott McKnight for treasurer.