A historic 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today, one Louisiana residents will remember for a long time. State Climatologist Barry Keim notes the 30 total named storms broke the record of 28 set in 2005, and of those 30, five made landfall in Louisiana, another record.
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12 named storms made landfall in the United States, also a record.

On the day the hurricane season ends, Winter arrives in Louisiana as we’ll see the coldest temperatures of the season tonight with low temperatures dipping into the upper 20s. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says if you are using a space heater, make sure it’s at least three feet away from combustible objects and plugged directly into wall outlets…
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Saturday is election day and voters in central and northeast Louisiana will select a new Congressman for the fifth district. Two Republicans are in the run-off, Lance Harris and Luke Letlow. Democratic candidates secured about a third of the vote in the primary, but ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says many of those voters will not cast a ballot in this election…
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To check to see what’s on your ballot, go to geaux-vote-dot-com.

The COVID pandemic has not slowed down the housing market, in fact, home purchases are up this year and according to Zillow, more homes are changing hands now than in the last 15 years. Louisiana Realtors Association CEO Norman Morris says many home buyers are purchasing homes after taking a virtual tour of the home…
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