Beginning tomorrow through next Saturday, extra law enforcement will be patrolling the roads and looking for seat belt violations during the statewide Click It or Ticket campaign. Teiko Foxx has more…

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Three statewide races, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer will be decided in the runoffs Saturday. Brooke Thorington has more on the predictions.

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The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Click It or Ticket campaign begins tomorrow (Saturday) and goes through the Thanksgiving weekend. Spokesperson Greg Fischer says state troopers and local law enforcement will be on the lookout to see if drivers are buckled up…

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A LHSC report found at least 55 percent of adults killed in a vehicle crash in the Bayou State last year were not properly wearing their seat belts.

Fischer says a first offense for anyone not wearing a seatbelt is $50 and $75 for repeat offenders. He says their latest observational survey found fewer than 15-percent of people in Louisiana go unbuckled…

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During Thanksgiving weekend last year, there were 10 fatalities and more than 100 accidents with serious injuries.

Freeman says the state’s passenger safety law requires everyone in a vehicle whether they’re driving or in the back seat to be properly restrained. He says a ticket is better than a tragedy.

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The campaign runs through next Saturday.

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Three statewide races will be decided Saturday in the run-off for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. After a voter turnout of only 36 percent in the October primary, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it could be even lower for the runoff. He says Republicans are favored to win all three.

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For areas with legislative or local races in the run-off, Pinsonat expects voter turnout will be higher. For example, the mayor’s race in Lafayette. Incumbent Josh Guillory is in a heated race with the daughter of former Governor Kathleen Blanco, Monique Blanco Boulet…

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Both Guillory and Boulet are Republicans.

Another contentious runoff is the Shreveport-Bossier City senate race between two current state representatives, Democrats Cedric Glover, and Sam Jenkins. Pinsonat says it’s just too close to call…

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Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM. For poll locations and a sample ballot use your GeauxVote app.

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Governor-elect Jeff Landry has concerns about the potential cost of Louisiana’s new policy that allows state workers who welcome a new child to receive six weeks of paid leave. The state has 70-thousand employees and the benefit begins January 1st. Landry questions whether the state can afford it…

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Metairie Republican Cameron Henry is expected to be the new House Speaker and Eunice Republican Phillip Devillier the new Senate President. Landry says he’s asked for the financial details of this new policy….

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The Louisiana Budget Project says Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina have adopted a similar family leave policy for its employees in recent years.

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Despite the rain this week, the latest drought monitor indicates 99 percent of the Bayou State is still in drought and 88-percent is either in extreme or exceptional drought. Which state climatologist says are the worst two classes of drought.

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Since August 1^st Keim says Louisiana has received 6-point-four inches of rain, but 15-point-seven inches would be considered normal for that time period. He says that’s only about 40 percent of the normal rainfall amount.

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But he says there’s some hope rain-wise for the state. On Monday a warm front will move through the state and be quickly followed by a cold front that will produce widespread rain across the state. Keim says some areas could see upwards of one to two inches of rain.

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New Orleans po-boy shop owner Mike Serio will attend his 500th consecutive LSU game on Saturday night. Colleen Crain has more…

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Along with the fentanyl crisis, there’s a growing number of overdoses linked to nitazines. Brooke Thorington has more on this deadly synthetic opioid.

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Saturday is Election Day and voters will decide on candidates for three vacant statewide offices including Secretary of State. We talked to both candidates competing for the office. Teiko Foxx has more…

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Election Day is this Saturday. Three statewide elections, four constitutional amendments, several legislative races and other local races will be decided. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says they provide sample ballots…

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Fortunately, most people are able to vote without any issues. When there are problems, Watson says the Secretary of State’s office and other officials can help…

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While you exercise your right to vote, Watson says you can dedicate that vote to someone who has served to ensure your right…

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Go to SOS.LA.GOV and search Honor Vets Vote to let the Secretary of State’s office know the name of the veteran you want to honor.

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New Orleans po boy shop owner Mike Serio is the iron man of LSU fans as he’ll attend his 500th consecutive game tomorrow night when the Tigers host Georgia State. His incredible streak started in 1983 and there have been some close calls. In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, Serio had to scramble after LSU’s home game against Arizona State was shifted to Tempe…

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During the 2020 COVID season, Serio watched the LSU-Vanderbilt game from a parking lot in Nashville. He also had to quickly pivot in 2021, when LSU’s game against Missouri was moved to Columbia because of a hurricane.

Not only does Serio go to every game, but he stays until the end, except for one game during a dark time for LSU football, the Curly Hallman years…

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Serio says his favorite trip in the SEC is Kentucky. He says LSU’s game at Washington was cool in 2009, but his favorite trip was to Green Bay in 2016…

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The 72-year-old Serio doesn’t expect missing a game anytime soon and is looking forward to next year’s season opener in Las Vegas.

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Nitazines, a synthetic opioid, are being linked to a growing number of overdose deaths, and St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says their potency is alarming…

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In the last few years, the use of nitazines has spiked in Louisiana and other parts of the country. But Preston says it’s hard to know just how many are linked to the drug that’s being created in illicit laboratories…

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Preston says if they suspect someone has died from an overdose, but the toxicology is negative the case is sent to the DEA for further investigation for confirmation.

He says fentanyl test strips do not detect nitazines and if you do consume it, it could take multiple doses of Narcan to be revived.

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Preston says nitazines were developed in the 1950s but never received FDA approval because they can stop you from breathing.

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On the ballot, this Saturday is a runoff for Secretary of State between two women, Republican Nancy Landry and Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup. Landry has served three terms as State Representative for Lafayette and Vermillion Parishes. Landry says serving as the First Assistant Secretary of State makes her the only candidate with experience running a statewide election…

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Landry says if elected she plans to use federal and state dollars in new voting machines that produce a paper copy for voters.

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Her opposition is the former clerk of court in East Feliciana Parish, Gwen Collins-Greenup. Collins-Greenup says her experience encompasses many dimensions as she’s also an attorney and an accountant. The Democrat says her first priority is replacing old voting machines and upgrading voter registration databases.

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Collins-Greenup says she wants to modernize business services, streamline the business filing process, expand business resources, and combat business identity theft. She plans to improve voter access and voter participation…

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On Saturday’s ballot, voters will also elect a new Attorney General and Treasurer. Voting polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm.

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Saturday night’s matchup between 15th-ranked LSU and Georgia State is not a marque matchup on the college football schedule. But Heisman voters will be paying attention to quarterback Jayden Daniels’ performance. Tigers Coach Brian Kelly says Daniels has had little trouble with the increased media coverage that has been associated with his Heisman campaign

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Daniels’ main competition for the Heisman is Oregon’s Bo Nix or Washington’s Michael Penix Jr, who have similar numbers and better records, Kelly says some of Daniels’ best qualities can’t be measured by statistics or records.

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Louisiana Tech will close out the season tomorrow when they face Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks are 7-and-3 and have one of the best defenses in Conference USA. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie is impressed with their pass rush…

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Tech has lost five in a row and they have just three wins on the season. Cumbie says a victory on Saturday would be big…

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On his monthly call-in radio program”Ask the Governor,” Governor John Bel Edwards talked about his transition out of office…Teiko Foxx has more…

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The Ragin Cajuns’ football stadium is set to undergo a major renovation starting on December 11th. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. Landry says tickets can be purchased at one-team-dot-la.

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The theme of the ball is “Come Back Home Louisiana” and tickets can be purchased for $100 each. Landry says in order to reserve a ticket…

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The black-tie ball will be held at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge. Landry says he wants to give Louisianans the opportunity to be a part of a memorable occasion.

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Landry will be inaugurated as Louisiana’s 57^th governor. The ball is set to begin at 7 pm.

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Term-limited Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. As he prepares to turn over power to Louisiana’s 57^th governor, Edwards says his team is prepared to hand over the reins to Landry’s administration.

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Governor Bobby Jindal, Edwards’s predecessor, left the state in a huge fiscal crisis. Edwards says his administration is leaving the state in a better position.

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Under the Edwards administration, he expanded Medicare and implemented a $53 hundred teacher pay raise. He has also managed the recovery of Hurricane Delta, Ida, and Laura.

Edwards says he plans to meet with Governor-Elect Landry next week. He says he’s rooting for Landry’s success and hopes he can continue to move the state forward.

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Edwards plans to remain in the Bayou State with his family after his term ends.

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Ragin Cajuns athletics announced today that 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says the project will transform the gameday experience for Cajun Nation…..

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It’s the most significant improvement to the facility since it opened in 1971. Roberts says fans can view renderings of what the new stadium will look like at build-the-culture-dot-com…

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The Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium Renovation has been talked about for more than a decade. The new west side of the stadium will be ready for the 2025 stadium. Roberts that means limited seating for the 2024 season…

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Saturday is election day and among the statewide races is the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says his combined experience as a family physician, business owner, former member of Congress, and tenure in the Trump administration make the better choice for the office. He says the role of the treasurer is to protect taxpayers’ money.

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Fleming says in addition to making proper investments with state funds, the treasurer also serves on the bond commission and oversees unclaimed property. He says he also wants to work with the Landry administration…

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His opponent is Democrat Dustin Granger, a small business owner and financial advisor. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background and that he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses. Granger says for too long, Louisiana has cut investments in people, health, education, and infrastructure…

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Granger says another example of the state giving away money is incentives to insurance companies.

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In addition to the Treasurer’s race, there are two other statewide run-offs; Secretary of State, Attorney General, and four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Voting begins at 7 am and ends at 8 pm.