Just four days to go until Election Day. Despite Democrats outnumbering Republicans in early voting and limited polling showing Jamie Davis within striking distance of Julia Letlow, all online forecasters still have Louisiana solidly in Julia Letlow’s column. LSU Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says if Davis can come within a few points of victory, it would give the Louisiana Democratic Party a much-needed boost in morale.
The Louisiana Book Festival will be open in Baton Rouge tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Robert Wilson, the executive director of the Louisiana Center for the Book, says with the festival on Halloween, Wilson says the event is leaning into the holiday.
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The Board of Regents has learned there are four-billion dollars in deferred maintenance on Louisiana’s college campuses. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Several woods fires along Highway 10 in Vernon Parish have been contained. It took several fire departments working with the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office and state and federal forestry resources to contain the fires. Investigators say the fires were caused by sparks from a garbage truck with two flat tires.