6:30 LRN Newscast October 30

A new app is available to help families keep their children safer from online predators. It’s called OffenderWatch Safe Virtual Neighborhood. It monitors snapchat activity, texts, emails and phone calls and sends an alert to a parent or a guardian if a registered sex offender contacts the device. St. Charles Sheriff Greg Champagne says once you download the app, enter your child’s contact number and social media accounts…
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Champagne says OffenderWatch has email addresses, cell numbers and social media accounts for hundreds of thousands of offenders.

Get ready for a big change in the weather. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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It will be a chilly Halloween. Highs will be in the low to mid-50s, but Keim says it will be dry during trick or treat hours.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting hosts the only run-off debate of the governor’s race tonight starting at 7PM. Matt Doyle has a preview…
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