More than a quarter-million Louisianans have early voted in the Presidential election so far, about 90,000 more early votes than we had two days into the 2016 election. Matt Doyle has the story.
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LSU starting quarterback Myles Brennan is questionable for Saturday’s home game against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A Mangham Police Officer is recovering after he was shot during a traffic stop on Saturday night. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says 27-year-old Hermandus Semien of Ville Platte shot the officer after stealing a vehicle and robbing a pharmacy in Rayville earlier in the day
Authorities say Semien abandoned the stolen vehicle near Fort Necessity and was taken into custody a short time later near Fort Necessity. Semien faces several charges including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. Reichardt says the officer will survive after getting shot in the stomach…
The officer has been identified as Marshall Waters. Reichardt says Waters pulled over Semien’s vehicle because he was speeding…
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Louisiana has seen record numbers of early voting turnout so far for the Presidential Election.
JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says anecdotes of voters waiting in long lines to cast an early ballot are strongly supported by the data.
Early voting is available at select locations throughout the state and runs through October 27th. Polls are open from 8 AM to 7 PM Monday through Saturday.
Couvillon also notes Louisiana is following a national trend in that Democrats appear to be fired up and are early voting in disproportionately higher numbers than Republicans.
53 percent of Louisiana’s first-day early voters were Democrats. Statewide Democrats make up 40 percent of the electorate.
Couvillon estimates as much as 40 percent of the vote could be cast before Election Day and overall we could see sky-high participation.
Couvillon says more than 100,000 people have already voted by mail, three times the volume we saw four years ago.
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Because minorities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 researchers are looking at how they learn about the pandemic. Auburn University has received a National Science Foundation grant to study a variety of demographics in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Research leader Dr. Kelly Dunning says people of all income ranges will be interviewed.
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Dunning says their research will also include populations that speak foreign languages.
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The study will compare how different populations receive their information, via print, television, radio, or social media and which format they trust.
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The year-long study will interview 5,000 people and they hope to publish preliminary results next Spring.
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LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says Tigers starting quarterback Myles Brennan is questionable for Saturday’s home game against South Carolina. Orgeron says Brennan has a significant injury to his lower body, an injury that dates back to their loss at Missouri on October 10th
If Brennan is not healthy to play on Saturday, the Tigers will have to start a true freshman at quarterback, either Pontchatoula’s TJ Finley or Max Johnson from Georgia. Orgeron says both quarterbacks have the talent to play in the NFL…
Orgeron says if Brennan can not play on Saturday, he’ll make a decision on who will start after Thursday’s practice. He says starting as a true freshman quarterback is not easy, but Finley and Johnson know what’s expected from them