Today has been the first day to early vote for the November 8th presidential election. Raymond Jensen works at the East Baton Rouge Registrar of Voters Office and says early voting turnout has been good so far. He says there’s usually a lot of early voters during a presidential election, and the lines show it….
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There was about an hour wait to vote in Kenner today, because of issues with the secure, fiber line, which means election officials had to manually verify voters.

Taking selfies in the booth of all things has been a big topic during this election cycle. Louisiana GOP executive director Jason Dore says social media is a huge part of the world today and sees this as an extension of that…:
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Early voting continues through November 1st, except on Sunday.

Research from the American Cancer Society finds Louisiana ranks fifth in the nation for the number of smoking-related cancer deaths. Michelle Southern reports…
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The Shreveport Times reports that workers at the Oscar award-winning animation studio, Moonbot Studios, have been laid off. Co-founder Brandon Oldenburgh has declined to comment, citing a non-disclosure agreement. There’s been speculation that Moonbot Studios was leaving Shreveport. The studio is known for its short films, commercials and mobile apps and they won an Academy Award.