A burn ban is in place throughout the entire state. This means no private open burning is allowed. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says Violation of the burn ban could result in criminal and/or civil penalties. He says this is a safety issue…:
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Private burning will only be allowed by permission of your local fire department or local government.

Most of the state is in extreme drought conditions and there is no rain the long range forecast which is another reason why the burn ban was issued. But State climatologist Barry Keim says it’s going to be a beautiful weekend with daytime highs not leaving the 70s, and lows in the 50s maybe upper 40s. He says if you’re hitting a football game it might be a good idea to bundle up..:
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the October 24th primary. The Secretary of State’s office says so far based on early voting trends, turnout for the gubernatorial election could be 45-50% which they say is about average. The early voting polls close at 6pm.

During the debate at Louisiana Tech last night. The four candidates talked about the state’s budget problems. Republican David Vitter blamed the mess on his opponents, but fellow GOP candidate Scott Angelle says the US Senator shouldn’t be in charge of getting Louisiana’s fiscal house in order…:
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Republican Jay Dardenne says steps need to be made to protect higher ed as cuts need to be made elsewhere. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he plans to call two special sessions to address the budget.