10:30 Newscast, October 26th, 2015

Analysts predict Louisiana voters are about to witness a tight and possibly nasty race between Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards leading up to the November 21st runoff. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley gives a slight edge to Edwards who got 40% in the primary…:
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He says you can expect Vitter to keep tying Edwards to President Barack Obama in this race and Edwards will continue calling the US Senator a dishonest politician.

The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Baton Rouge couple allegedly so that he could steal money from their safe has waived extradition in Florida and will be brought back to Baton Rouge. 42-year-old Ernesto Alonso will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree kidnapping in the deaths of 71-year-old Denis Duplantier and his wife, 70-year-old Suzanne Duplantier.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested the woman accused of kidnapping an 8-year-old boy from Ruston. State Police cancelled the Amber Alert and said Dakoto Knox is being sent back to his family in Lincoln Parish. 23-year-old Sommer Ann Hattaway will also be sent back to Lincoln Parish and charged with kidnapping and theft of a motor vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

The Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks will open a new exhibit in February to mark the 25th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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