Early voting began Saturday for the October 24th primary, and with booths closed Sunday, Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in the two days just over 60-thousand ballots were cast. He says East Baton Rouge Parish has the most early votes with 41 hundred and Jefferson Parish is next at 34-hundred. More women have voted than men…:
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He predicts overall turnout will be below 50-percent.

The Red Cross of Louisiana announces fans donated more than $40,000 for South Carolina relief efforts at the LSU game this past Saturday at Tiger Stadium. They say Tiger fans welcomed the displaced Gamecocks to Baton Rouge with open arms and were ready with their wallets, checks and stories to share. The Red Cross says the money in the donation canisters outside of the stadium will provide badly needed supplies to South Carolina residents recovering from flooding.

The most talked about college football player in the country right now is LSU running back Leonard Fournette and he’s even on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette says Coach Les Miles has asked team leaders to keep in mind that Leonard is at LSU to go to school and play football and doesn’t want too much on his plate…:
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The Tigers face the Florida Gators in a Top 10 SEC matchup Saturday night in Death Valley.

According to the Associated Press, the cost of Governor Bobby Jindal’s security detail has more than doubled to over $3.1 million a year since he took office in 2008. State Police says the price increase for protective services for the governor isn’t chiefly driven by Jindal’s frequent travel. They say a sizable pay raise for state troopers accounted for much of an $830,000 increase in salary and benefits for the protective detail over the last year alone.