Louisiana has set an in person early voting record, as 849-thousand voters cast their ballots during the early voting period from October 18^th to 29^th. Early voting ended yesterday and Deputy Secretary for the Secretary of State, Joel Watson, says the next big deadline is absentee balloting. Watson says voters have until Frliday afternoon to request an absentee ballot and it must be returned by Monday at 4:30…

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St. Tammany Parish coroner Doctor Christopher Tape is warning the public about the use of the over-the-counter supplement Kratom. Tape says the autopsy of a 36-year-old woman who recently died showed she had a lethal dose of Kratom in her body. Tape says Kratom is mainly used to provide a burst of energy, but it you take too much, it can be lethal.

Cut 10 (08) “…..underlying natural disease”

The gates to the State Fair of Louisiana are open in Shreveport. Marketing Manager Russell Adams says the fair has a new operator this year…

Cut 28 (13) “…is just superb”

The State Fair of Louisiana runs through November 17^th.

The Rgin Cajuns football team improved to 7-and-1 on the season, with a 23-17 win at Texas State last night. Louisiana Tech dropped to three and five with a nine to three loss to Sam Houston. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie says failing to score in the Red Zone doomed them…

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The Bulldogs will return home a week from Saturday and they’ll host Jacksonville State. The Ragin Cajuns will be home Saturday November ninth versus Arkansas State.

A 14-year-old boy is killed in a shooting in Terrebonne Parish. The shooting happened last Friday in a neighborhood in Chauvin, and the boy’s body was found in a wooded area. First Lieutenant Blake Tabor says the boy’s identity, which the sheriff’s office is not releasing, led to another discovery.

Cut 6 (11) “…several days prior.”

Lieutenant Tabor says the 14-year-old was breaking into the vehicles with two other juveniles, one of whom admitted to shooting the boy to death.

 The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a 500-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a driver who threw three German Shepherd puppies out the window of a pickup truck in Avoyelles Parish, killing them. The incident happened back on October 8^th.

 We are awaiting a report from State Police on a explosion at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Employees have been evacuated. No injuries have been reported.

 A special session on tax reform starts a week from now as Governor Jeff Landry looks to reduce corporate and income rates, while broadening the services subject to sales taxes. State Senators did not go along with all of Landry’s proposals earlier this year, but Senate President Cameron Henry says the Louisiana Senate is eager to deliver meaningful tax reform…

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The special session must end by November 25^th.

The State Fair of Louisiana opens today in Shreveport. Marketing Manager Russell Adams says the State Fair will once again have the full complement of deep-fried, artery-clogging fair food.

Cut 5 (14) “…are really good.”

The State Fair runs through November 17th and is closed November 4th, 11th and 12th.

The call for the special session on tax reform is out and state lawmakers will return to the state capitol for the session on Wednesday November sixth. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson says the ideas that will be debated and voted on have been debated for years and they are supported by several nonpartisan groups…

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St. Martinville Police Chief Ricky Martin credits a city-wide camera system for allowing them to quickly arrest 22-year-old Zachyric Gardner for a fatal shooting that occurred as St. Martinville fans were tailgating and celebrating homecoming at last Friday’s game…

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Martin says they suspected Gardner was headed to Texas. He and two others were arrested in Beaumont.

If you’re looking for a spooky place to celebrate Halloween, look no further than the Baton Rouge area. Colleen Crain has more…

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We’ve seen very little rainfall this month, but wouldn’t you know it, there’s a chance we’ll see some much-needed rain on Halloween, which is Thursday. Some towns are re-adjusting their trick or treat times because of the weather.

And Just a reminder, this is the final day to early vote for the November fifth election, polls close at 6 PM.

Former State Police Trooper Kory York has avoided jail time for his role in the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene, a black motorist who was beaten and tased by officers following a high-speed chase in Union Parish. York was facing eight counts of malfeasance in office, but York entered a plea of no contest to simple battery and was placed on one year of supervised probation and must perform 160 hours of community service.

We’re learning new information about a shooting that ruined a homecoming football game Friday night. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The call for Governor Jeff Landry’s tax reform special session is out as lawmakers will be asked enact major tax reform that would result in lower income taxes for many, but many services that are currently not taxed would be taxed. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson says the goal is to make the state more competitive as a place to do business…

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The special session is set to begin next Wednesday and must end by November 25^th.

Halloween is Thursday and the Myrtles in St. Francisville near Baton Rouge is is ranked as one of the spookiest places in the world according to TripAdvisor. Director of sales and marketing at the Myrtles, Mary Glen Miller, says the resort, which was once a plantation, does not intentionally try to be spooky.

Cut 14 (10) “…while they’re here.”

Several visitors say they have encountered a ghost named Chloe which was a slave that lived in the home.