The special session is here. Governor Landry is asking legislators to make sweeping changes to the state’s tax code. La-Politics-dot-com editor Jeremy Alford says tax reform has been a buzz word at the capitol for decades, so it’s monumental to a session devoted to it.

Cut 3 (09) “…pretty big push.” 

The special session must end by five p-m November 25th.

Cleo Fields will head back to Capitol Hill, this time representing the Sixth District, and will do so as the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a legal challenge to the district’s lines, which were drawn in a way that created a second majority Black district in the state. Fields says he’s confident that the district will stand as is.

Cut 16 (12) “….based on politics.” 

Stock markets rose sharply after Donald Trump won re-election last night to a second non-consecutive term. Sean Richardson has more.

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

It appears that Louisiana will be spared the brunt of Hurricane Rafael’s wrath. Earlier this week, the National Hurricane Center put the storm on a path to take a turn to the north and head straight for Louisiana. Now, it’s forecasting that the storm will not take a turn and will instead head to the area of the Texas/Mexico border. It is expected to strike Cuba later today as a major hurricane.