Election Day is this Saturday for the special election selecting a new State Treasurer. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says usually we see numerous ads in the days leading up to an election, but this quiet race is likely to remain that way.
Cut 6 (11) “mailers”
Secretary of State Tom Schedler predicts a voter turnout below 20-percent.

With the formation of Tropical Storm Ophelia in the Atlantic Ocean, there have now been 15 named storms during this extremely active Atlantic hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Hurricane Nate was one of fastest storms to ever cross the Gulf of Mexico at 25-miles-per-hour.
Cut 14 (07) “velocity accelerate”
This is the sixth most active hurricane season since 2012.

A truck driver was killed after losing control of his vehicle on I-10 at the Butte La Rose exit in St. Martin Parish this morning. Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Brooks David says the accident closed part I-10 eastbound while crews inspected the bridge.
Cut 5 (11) “that crash.”
I-10 is now reopened.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier who was shot last July during a police ambush, was transferred today from a Houston rehabilitation hospital to The Transitional Learning Center in Galveston, Texas. This is progress for Tullier as he no longer needs intensive medical care.

Former LSU and pro Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle passed away last night at the age of 90.