The teenager who was driving the vehicle that crashed in Ouachita Parish and killed 5 of the 8 family members on their way to Disney World was issued a citation for careless operation…
CUT 2 (29) “reporting”

Tomorrow is the first day for early voting for the runoff in the General Election December 6th. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says it will be running through Saturday November 29th from 8:30 am to 6 pm daily, excluding Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Black Friday.

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Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols announced the state plans to use amnesty money, eliminate 167 unused positions and reduce spending as part of the plan to fill the state’s current $171 million dollar budget shortfall. Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says this falls in line with the governor’s promise higher ed would be spared mid-year cuts…:
CUT 9 (07) “no jobs were lost”
There will be another meeting in December by the Joint Budget Committee to review it and make a final vote.

The National Weather Service says we’re in for another round of severe weather throughout the state this weekend.
cut 12 (12) “severe thunderstorm threat”
That’s Robert Ricks, Lead Forecaster with the National Weather Service Office in Slidell.