Early voting for the November 16th run-off begins Saturday, giving voters a chance to weigh in on the two statewide elections left and a slew of local elections. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the new early voting machines were a big hit in the primary, and they’ll be rolling them back out for the run-off round.
Early voting runs through the 9th.
Baton Rouge is the host city of the College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday night. President and CEO of Sports BR Patrick Coogan says among the headlining inductees is former FSU head coach Mike Martin, who ended the LSU’s College World Series hopes earlier this year.
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The sold-out ceremony takes place at the Raising Cane’s River Center.
Theresa Caputo, best known for her TLC’s Reality series The Long Island Medium, will be in Shreveport on Sunday and Baton Rouge on Monday. While on tour she walks around the venue and does spontaneous readings. It’s not the first time she’s been to Louisiana, she visited the Saenger Theatre last summer in New Orleans. Caputo said the show made a lasting impression on her because she felt spirits physically pushing her around the theatre.
The 20th annual Louisiana Renaissance Festival starts this weekend in Hammond. Festival CEO Alvon Brumfield says there will be a variety of beers, meads, and food for festival-goers to enjoy.
The festival runs each weekend through December 8th. More details can be found at larf.org.