8:30 LRN Newscast

Election Day is Saturday and candidates are vying for voter’s attention through political ads and technology in the final push. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says more candidates are blowing up voters’ phones with campaign text messages.
Cut 4 (09) “…more people.”
Pinsonat says your mailbox will also be stuffed with campaign fliers and most of the ads on TV and radio this week will be from the candidates.

October is prime viewing for frightening flicks, and you might have noticed some individuals are into scary movies more than others. Chair of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Rahn Bailey says risk-takers are more likely to be attracted to horror movies and for others it’s a matter of finding a sweet spot…
Cut 7 (11) “…lose control.”
The movie Exorcist Believer collected 27-million dollars in revenues this week, but that’s short of the 35-million it was anticipated to collect.

It’s National Fire Prevention Week and cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Director of the American Red Cross of Louisiana Ed Bush says we also see an uptick in house fires when the weather turns cooler…
cut 11 (10) “…their homes”
I think we all enjoyed the fall-like weekend. On Wednesday the high will only be 70-degrees in south Louisiana and a good chance of rain thanks to tropical disturbance.

From March 14th to the 16th, The Savannah Bananas will play three games at Alex Box Stadium. They are a huge hit when it comes to family entertainment as it’s like the Harlem Globetrotters but on a Baseball Diamond. Visit Baton Rouge Laura Cating says if you want to go, you’ll need to enter a lottery at SavannahBananans-dot-com-slash tickets…
cut 14 (10) “…months out”