8:30 LRN Newscast November 3

You have until 8 PM tonight to get in line to vote. Matt Doyle has a request from the man who is in charge of elections in Louisiana…
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

One of the big races on the ballot is the U-S Senate race. Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is one of five democrats challenging Republican Incumbent Bill Cassidy, but U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Perkins lacks statewide name recognition…
cut 5 (08) “…dialogue”

Today’s ballot features seven constitutional amendments that deal with abortion and taxes. There’s also a proposition that asks if you want sports betting legalized in your parish. Proponents say sports betting is already done illegally so why not legalize it and collect tax revenue. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says opponents see this as another way to attract young gamblers…
cut 15 (12) “…casinos or online”
Polls close at 8 PM tonight.

A 23-year-old south Louisiana man who confessed to setting fires to three historically Black Churches in St. Landry Parish in the Spring of 2019 receives a 25-year sentence in federal prison. Legal analyst Tim Meche says this is a harsh sentence for Holden Matthews…
cut 10 (09) “….attention”
Matthews told investigators he set the fires in an effort to raise his profile as a Black Metal musician.