Louisiana breaks the record of 531,000 early voters set in 2016 with four days still left in early voting for the November 3rd election.
JMC Analytics publisher John Couvillon expects 2020 national turnout to hit about 160 million, which would be about 25 million more than we saw in 2016, and…
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The health department reported nine additional deaths Thursday from COVID-19. One of those deaths was a 29-year old college student. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Canter discussed the passing of Dylan Parker as an example that statistics don’t make you invulnerable.
Parker was a forestry tech student at Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Winnfield. Governor Edwards expressed condolences to Parker’s family along with other’s who have lost a loved one.
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Legislation that could see municipalities stripped of state construction funds should they defund their police departments is headed into conference committee amid some major Senate-side changes.
When it left the House HB 38 was designed to stop police department budget cuts of more than 10 percent. Now it’s up to 25 percent and includes a number of other departments… Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux
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The Saints and three-thousand season ticket holders will welcome Teddy Bridgewater back to the Superdome on Sunday as New Orleans hosts Carolina. After spending two years with the Black and Gold, Bridgewater has led the Panthers to a three-and-three record this year. Saints defensive end Cam Jordan on what he’s seeing from Bridgewater on film
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