National pollsters predict a tight race for Congress today, giving Democrats a slight edge to retake the lower chamber, but next to no chance to gain control of the Senate. Democrats are cautious, but confident of their chances in the House, and Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond says that’s due to a strong pro-working class message.
Cut 11 (11) “…family unit.”
But Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham predicts the economy’s recent growth will lead to a narrow majority for the House GOP.

When voters head to the polls today, they will see the question asking if fantasy sports betting should be legalized in their parish. Not everyone is on board with the idea. Louisiana Family Forum President Gene Mills says fantasy sports betting could result in a domino effect that sees the integrity of sports put at stake.
Cut 7 (10) “…just ask Pete Rose.”
But supporters of the measure say fantasy sports betting is already taking place and if its legalized the state can receive tax revenues from it.

Will Constitutional Amendment Two pass and could we see a run-off in the third district Congressional race. That’s the big questions on this election day in Louisiana…
voicer 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s office says multiple tornadoes touched down in the parish yesterday and there’s property damage, but no reported injuries.

LSU found out they are not ready to beat top ranked Alabama. Coach Ed Orgeron says the Crimson Tide showed the Tigers are a good team, but not a great team…
cut 18 (18) “…gonna do”
Orgeron says a 10-win season would be a great accomplishment. He says they also can’t overlook Arkansas this Saturday, even though the Razorbacks have just two wins on the year.

Sunday’s 45-35 win over the Los Angeles Rams has New Orleans in position to be the number one seed in the N-F-C playoffs. There are question marks about the Black and Gold’s defense, but you have to give them credit in holding Todd Gurley to just 68 yards rushing.

With three games left, ULM is in first place in the Sun Belt West Division and the Warhawks are on a three-game winning streak after upsetting Georgia Southern 44-25. Caleb Evans led the offense with two rushing touchdowns and two passing scores, while the defense held the Eagles to 216 total yards. Coach Matt Viator says taking a 13-0 lead was the key
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Evans was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week today.

There’s now a three-way tie for first place in the Southland Conference. McNeese is 5-2 in league play and so is Nicholls and Incarnate Word. McNeese is at Northwestern State this Saturday, while the Colonels host Stephen F Austin.

A Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in a fatal crash this morning while apparently responding to a burglary in progress. State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen says 31-year-old Jessie Blanchard of Iowa was hit by deputy’s vehicle on LA Highway 3020 and died from his injuries…
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Gossen says the deputy never saw the pedestrian, who was wearing dark clothes and it was foggy out.

The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine has received a 10-million dollar donation from Herman and hsi wife Connier Soong. Vet School Senior Director of Development Tracy Evans says the money will go towards scholarships, forensic training and to support oncology research, plus…
cut 13 (05) “…to adopted out”

DOTD says a jacking system has arrived that will be used to repair the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish, which has been closed for nearly a month. Kevin Barnhart has the story…
Cut 1 (33) “I’m Kevin Barnhart”

There’s the potential for severe weather this afternoon and into tonight for the northern half of the state. Multiple tornadoes touched down in the state last week, including two EF-2 rated twisters in Washington Parish. National Weather Service Meteorologist Aaron Davis says that kind of activity is unlikely this time around…
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Tomorrow is election day and supporters and opponents make their last case to voters on Amendment Two which require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving an on-duty Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Troopers say 23-year-old Craig Guillory of Lake Charles was traveling east on LA Highway 3020 and hit a pedestrian, who was wearing dark colored clothing. 31-year-old Jessie Blanchard of Iowa suffered serious injuries and died as a result of the crash.

Tomorrow, voters head to the polls to cast their ballots, but there hasn’t been much publicity for the election of a new Secretary of State. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says early voting totals were strong for a mid-term election and hopefully voters did their homework on the nine candidates in that statewide race…
Cut 11 (08) “…news for them.”
But it’s a question mark on who will be the top two vote geters and make a December 8th run-off.

LSU’s losing streak versus Alabama has reached eight, after a 29-0 loss on Saturday night. Coach Ed Orgeron says for the Tigers to finally beat the Crimson Tide, they need to get better in the trenches…
cut 17 (08) “…recruiting class coming”
LSU’s 2019 recruiting class is ranked 8th.

Six constitutional amendments are on tomorrow’s ballot and the one receiving the most interest is Amendment Two. That’s the one that requires unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases. Former district attorney Ed Tarpley has been traveling the state, encouraging voters to vote “Yes” and he says our founding fathers thought it ws vital for American justice to have unanimous verdicts to get a convication for a serious crime…
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Opponents to Amendment Two say it will lead to more hung juries and additional court costs.

State Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s unit responding to a burglary in progress call this morning. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the pedestrain was walking in the middle of the street, wearing dark clothes and the deputy apparently couldn’t see through the fog.

After a disappointing Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, the Saints gave Louisiana football fans something to be proud of on Sunday…
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

There’s the potential for severe weather in north Louisiana this afternoon and into tonight. Aaron Davis with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says have a plan in place if your area is put under a tornado warning, it helped last week in LaSalle Parish…
cut 9 (11) “…everyone survived’

Tomorrow, voters head to the polls to cast their ballots, but there hasn’t been much publicity for the election of a new Secretary of State. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says early voting totals were strong for a mid-term election and hopefully voters did their homework on the nine candidates in that statewide race…
Cut 11 (08) “…news for them.”
But it’s a question mark on who will be the top two vote geters and make a December 8th run-off.

There are six constitutional amendments on tomorrow’s ballot. Amendment Two has received the most attention. It’s asking voters if Louisiana should join nearly every other state and require a unanimous jury decision for a guilty verdict in a felony case. The current standard calls for 10 of 12 jurors to agree on a guilty verdict. District Attorney for Livingston and Tangipahoa Scott Perrilloux says the 10 of 12 standard is legal and should not be changed…
cut 6 (05) “…it’s legaL’

The Saints won their seventh straight yesterday, holding off Los Angeles 45-35 in front of an energetic Superdome crowd. New Orleans led 35-17 at half. But the Rams rallied to tie it in the 4th quarter. The Saints regained the lead on a 72-yard touchdown catch by Michael Thomas. Coach Sean Payton…
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Payton is not happy with Thomas’ touchdown celebration involving a cell phone, but he’ll take the win.

There’s the potential for severe weather in the northern half of the state this afternoon and tonight. We saw a tornado outbreak last week and there’s the potential we could see that again today. Aaron Davis with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says stay close to your radio for the latest updates on the approaching weather…
cut 10 (09) “…save lives”

Tomorrow is election day and supporters and opponents make their last case to voters on Amendment Two which require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

There’s no doubt Alabama is a better football team than LSU. The top ranked Tide tamed the Tigers on Saturday with a 29-nothing shutout. Coach Ed Orgeron says they were overpowered…
cut 16 (10) “…we can do”

The special secretary of state election is expected to go into a run-off after the votes are counted tomorrow night. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says the nine candidates have not raised a lot of money and name recognition is low…
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Polls open tomorrow from 6 AM to 8 PM.

The storm prediction center says there’s a slight chance for severe weather for the northern half of the state today. National Weather Service Meteorologist Aaron Davis on what we could expect this afternoon and into tonight…
cut 8 (11) “….locally heavy rainfall”
The greatest risk of severe weather is for northeast Louisiana.