Tomorrow is election day. Polls will open at seven A-M and close at 8 P-M and you’ll need a photo ID to vote. Secretary of State spokesperson Meg Casper says there’s a time limit of three minutes in the voting booth…
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The Secretary of State’s office predicts a voter turnout of 45 to 50-percent.

The Alliance for Affordable Energy, has concerns about the proposed merger between Pineville-based Cleco and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. Logan Atkinson-Burke , with the Alliance for Affordable Energy, says Macauarie has a history of purchasing utilities and then raising rates….
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A Cleco spokesperson says Macquarie is committed to providing rate credits once the merger is approved.

OMV offices continue to get a flood of calls and people coming to them, wanting answers about a letter that says they face fines for allowing their car insurance to lapse. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the Office of Motor Vehicles should have had a better process in place for those who received these letters and he plans to meet with OMV Commissioner Stephen Campbell next week to talk about how the insurance department can help determine if a fine is warranted…
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Some of these cases are over a decade old.

Authorities in Baton Rouge continue to search for one more suspect who was involved in the murders of an elderly couple, where robbery appears to be the motive. One man was arrested earlier this week in Florida after allegedly leaving the victims’ bodies at a truck stop in Hammond.