The numbers are in from the early voting period, and the state had almost a quarter of a million voters cast their ballots. But Secretary of State Tom Schedler says that number fall short of the 2012 election…

CUT 4 (08) Q: “voter turnout”

That’s when 356 thousand people cast their votes early.
With less than a week to go until the election, the Glascock Group shows Republican Zach Dasher is gaining some ground in the 5th Congressional District race. Besides a Duck Dynasty endorsement on TV, Dasher just received the endorsement of Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who is considering a presidential run in 2016…

CUT 13 (06) Q: “in the runoff”

That’s ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley.

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A sports technology company has developed a mouth guard with a chip that logs information about how hard a football player is being hit…

CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

LSU is the first only college using them this year.
Temperatures have been slightly above normal for this time of year, but that’s changing as a cold front will be dropping temps down into the 40′s by Friday…

CUT 7 (07) Q: “below normal”

That’s Chris Nuttal (NUT uhl) from the National Weather Service Office in Shreveport.

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