15:30 LRN Newscast October 24th

Louisiana’s US Senate race has been quiet. State Treasurer John Kennedy says it’s hard for the U.S. Senate candidates to draw more attention than Trump and Clinton…
cut 8 (09) “…back seat”
Early voting for the federal elections begins tomorrow.

Investigators believe an electrical malfunction sparked a fire that killed two small children and one adult. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Usually competitive elections have their fair share of negative TV commercials, but that’s the not case in the 4th Congressional District race. LSU-Shreveport political science professor Jeffrey Sadow it’s likely the lone Democrat on the ballot, Marshall Jones, will make the run-off and the negative ads will come leading up to the December 10th runoff….
Cut 9 (05) “that point”
Sadow says Trey Baucum, Oliver Jenkins and Mike Johnson are the three Republicans who have the best shot at making the runoff.

The Pegasus Equine Guardian Association is raising concerns about Fort Polk’s efforts to re-home more than 700 horses that roam the base’s grounds. PEGA President Amy Hanchey says there is plenty of room for the horses on the 600-thousand acres surrounding Ft. Polk…:
CUT 5 (09) “the horses”
A Fort Polk spokesperson says removing the horses is for the safety of the soldiers and animals.