2:30 PM Newscast Oct 18

On this first day of early voting, people are showing up in droves to vote at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge. Many wanted to get it out of the way to avoid potential problems in the future.

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If your parish has multiple early voting locations, you can vote at any one of them. On Election Day, you will need to vote at your specific precinct. Early voting runs until October 29th; the polls are closed on Sundays.

A burn ban continues in 18 Louisiana parishes and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says if you’re doing prescribed burning to monitor wind speeds and follow all the guidelines for prescribed burning…

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Today the Louisiana National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new readiness center at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Eighth ranked LSU will try to follow up last Saturday’s emotional win over Ole Miss with a win on the road tomorrow night at Arkansas. Coach Brian Kelly expects his team can avoid a letdown…

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Kick-off is at 6 PM.