12:30 PM Newscast Nov 5

Hundreds of thousands cast their ballots in early voting in Louisiana, and hundreds of thousands more are expected to do so today. Secretary of State Nancy Landry…

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The 6th Congressional District was redrawn to make it the second majority-Black district in the state. The question is – will it stay that way? The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two consolidated cases to determine whether race was the determining factor in the drawing of the district in violation of the 14th Amendment. Professor Dane Ciolino at the Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law…

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The Court is expected to hear arguments in early Winter.

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it moves through the western Caribbean.  NWS Meteorologist Christopher Bannon anticipates Rafael will become a Category 1 hurricane before hitting western Cuba.

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Bannon says Rafael’s exact path remains uncertain as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico midweek.