An update on early voting as the numbers show hundreds of thousands of voters have already cast their ballots. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says while the number of early voters so far is huge, it pales in comparison to the number of ballots the office expects to be cast in the final days of early voting and on Election Day.

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Early voting runs through Tuesday, with no early voting on Sunday.

The Port of New Orleans is on track for a record-breaking year this year, with 1.3 passenger movements expected.  Kimberly Curth with the Port of New Orleans says a few things that drive passengers to the Port of New Orleans its location in the heart of the city the various types of cruises that originate there.

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A fatal shooting outside the tailgate area at St. Martinville High’s Homecoming game last night left one person dead and led to the cancellation of the game.  St. Martinville police arrested 22 year old Zackyric Gadner after issuing a warrant to agencies along he I-10 corridor.  He’s been charged with Second Degree Murder.  Bond is set at 10 million dollars.

It looks like drier conditions will continue for much of Louisiana into at least the next week. LSU Public Heath Climatologist Barry Keim says currently, 59-percent of Louisiana is considered to be in a drought, and  since mid-September the state has averaged just 17 percent of the amount of rain that’s normal for this time of year.  But it varies across the state.

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Keim noted that even though it’s going to be a dry week it’s also going to be a beautiful one so enjoy the weather.