According to the Secretary of State’s Office, 222,000 Louisianians cast an early ballot for Saturday’s election. Jeff Palermo reports…

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US Senator David Vitter’s brother has been named the new Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. Jeffery Vitter was named chancellor in an announcement earlier this afternoon. Jeffery previously served as provost at the University of Kansas. In a statement, the senator says he is proud for his brother but there’s going to be payback every time the LSU Tigers whoop Ole Miss in the SEC.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry announce the arrest of a man who is accused of intentionally setting fires when he worked as a volunteer firefighter in 2010 and 2011. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says 22-year-old Justin Murphy of Jonesboro faces six counts of simple arson. He says wildfires are something investigators take quite seriously…

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Murphy’s bond was set at $90,000.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says two brothers are under arrest in connection with the murder of Nanette Me’Shell King. Sheriff Jack Strain says investigators believe that after the breakup from a 20-year relationship, 53-year-old Gary Harris talked King into coming back to their house on September 20th to talk about how they were going to divide their property and it was there that he murdered her. He says the story is disturbing…

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Gary Harris is charged with second degree murder and 64-year-old Ray Harris with accessory after the fact.