Saturday marks the beginning of a week of early voting for the November 16th run-off election. Matt Doyle has the story.
A 13-year-old boy suffers an accidental gunshot wound after he and two friends discover an assault rifle in the garage of his Kenner home on Halloween night. One of his friends picked up the rifle and was holding it when it discharged hitting the boy in the arm, who was later taken to the hospital. Information on the teen’s condition has not been released.
The 20th annual Louisiana Renaissance Festival starts this weekend in Hammond. Festival CEO Alvon Brumfield says when entering the gates, visitors set foot in a village from the 1600’s full of entertainment, education, and shopping.
Brumfield says there will be a variety of beers, meads, and food for festival-goers to enjoy. More details can be found at larf.org.
Theresa Caputo, best known for her TLC’s Reality series The Long Island Medium, will be in the Bayou State this Sunday and Monday. While on tour she walks around the venue and does spontaneous readings. Caputo says she never knows what is going to happen each night and that’s part of the surprise.