U.S Senator John Kennedy says he’ll make a decision by December 1st on whether he’ll run for governor next year. Fellow Republicans Ralph Abraham and Jeff Landry are also looking at challenging John Bel Edwards, so ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the December 1st deadline is critical…
cut 4 (09) “…their mind”
Kennedy says he’s happy with his current job, but its “hard to stomach what is happening in Louisiana right now.”

Early voting is underway and Constitutional Amendment two on the ballot asks voters whether a unanimous decision by a jury should be required for a conviction in a felony case. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says some prosecutors could be against this proposal…
cut 9 (08) “…of time”
Current law only requires 10 of 12 jurists to agree on a guilty verdict.

Repairs are beginning on the damaged Sunshine Bridge in St. James. Governor Edwards will tour the damage today.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture says the first-batch of medical marijuana will not be available to Louisiana patients until next year. The ag department has been looking for an independent lab to test the product.

There has been a fatal shooting in New Orleans historic French Quarter. New Orleans Police say a man was shot in the chest near Bourbon Street and Iberville.

One ticket matched the necessary numbers to win the one-point-six-billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot last night. The lucky ticket was sold in South Carolina.

And remnants of Hurricane Willa which hit the western coach of Mexico is expected to bring rain to central and south Louisiana tonight and tomorrow. But National Weather Service Meterologist Kevin Gilmore there is good news for those with outdoor plans for the weekend….
cut 12 (05) “…the upcoming weekend”