06:30 Newscast, February 19th, 2016

Early voting begins tomorrow for Louisiana’s Presidential Preference Primary which will be held on March 5th. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says only registered Republicans and Democrats will be able to vote in their respective primaries…:
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Early voting runs through next Saturday.

Attorney General Jeff Landry announces new polices that attempt to rid his department of public corruption. Landry says one new policy eliminates all outside government legal contracts with District Attorneys and their civil practices. And He says fulltime lawyers in his office will no longer take on private legal cases on the side…:
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He also announced the termination of existing contracts with outside council in the BP litigation.

Apple is fighting the federal government over hacking into iPhones and the ruling could impact a murder case in Baton Rouge. Halen Doughty has the story…:
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It’s opening day in college baseball and the 7th ranked LSU Tigers host the Cincinnati Bearkats tonight at Alex Box Stadium. The 6th ranked Ragin Cajuns host Sam Houston State.