Just a few hours to go in early voting in the November 3rd election. Early voting ends at six this evening. After that, your last chance to cast a ballot will be on that November 3rd Election Day. Everyone will be voting in the general election for U.S. Senate, the open primary for U.S. House and on ten proposed constitutional amendments.
Louisiana has the highest rate of flu activity of any state in the Continental United States. According to the CDC, Louisiana and Hawaii are the only states where flu activity has risen to the level of “moderate” this early into flu season. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says the prevailing subtype this year is H1N1.
Some scary moments on the campus of Southern University yesterday evening as a student is accidentally shot on campus. Baton Rouge Police Corporal Saundra Watts says 19-year-olds Jiqueze Dillon and Robert Washington were with a 20-year-old student in the parking lot at University Apartments
Cut 9 (13) “…struck the victim.”
The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his injuries. Dillon and Washington are both facing charges.
For the first time in 18 years, Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport through United Airlines. Airport spokesman Mark Crawford says it allows you to take an easy day trip or weekend trip to Chicago.