Thunderstorm activity is expected across north Louisiana today and into tonight. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says a cold front is moving in and along with it, the chance for severe weather:
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He says this system will be bringing in much cooler temperatures throughout the state over the next several days.

Mosquitoes don’t like cold temperatures, but they do like water and Louisiana has been mostly wet and mild this fall and the pests are everywhere. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says until solid cold weather arrives, you should take proper precautions to avoid mosquito bites…
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The two gubernatorial candidates largely avoided attacking each other over things like negative ads and private investigators, until the very end of last night’s LBP debate. High priority policies were addressed including health care where they are split. Republican David Vitter says Democrat John Bel Edwards would expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, like Kentucky, which would cause heath care costs to skyrocket…:
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But Edwards says if Medicaid had already been expanded in Louisiana, it would have saved $52 million dollars this year alone. Vitter says he’d expand Medicaid but only under Louisiana’s terms.