Early voting begins Saturday at 8:30 AM for the December 8th election, which features the secretary of state’s runoff election. Early voting will continue, except on Sunday, through December 1st. Voter turnout for the November 6th election was just over 50-percent. But pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics expects a much lower turnout for this election…
The Secretary of State’s office says there are 134 candidate runoffs in 47 parishes.
Thousands of 2016 Louisiana flood victims continue to wait for President Donald Trump to sign a waiver so they can be eligible for disaster aid. Flooded homeowners who took out Small Business Administration disaster loans remain ineligible for grant dollars, because of the federal government’s duplication of benefits policy. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is trying to get these flood recovery checks out
For those on the lookout for a real tree, one Louisiana farmer says this year’s crop is good. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Saints performed another beat down in the Dome on Thanksgiving night, frying the Dirty Birds from Atlanta 31-17. It’s the 10th straight win for the Black and Gold and this game was unique as the guys who caught Drew Brees’ four touchdown passes are all undrafted players…