A Gonzales woman was killed last night in an eleven vehicle pile up on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish. State Trooper Bryan Lee says the driver of the semi-truck, 56-year-old John White from Mississippi, has been booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for Negligent Homicide and 18 counts of Negligent Injuring. Lee says 18 people were hurt along with the one fatality…

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The interstate re-opened at around four o’ clock this morning

Turnout for the midterm elections in Louisiana was 48 percent, a touch above early estimations that national turnout was 47 percent. Its tough to answer exactly why Louisianans have grown less engaged with state issues over the decades, but LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says it could be due to a media climate that’s increasingly focused on high profile races for federal seats.

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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is celebrating a record-breaking number of adoptions from foster care, with 912 children finding homes in the Federal Fiscal Year of 2018.  It’s an 18% increase from the previous record set last year.  DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says the agency is seeking out families that will adopt groups of siblings over just one child at a time.

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Voters in 47 of 64 parishes have decided online fantasy sports games should be legal in their parish. The opens the door for FanDuel and Draft Kings to operate in select areas. River Ridge Republican Representative Kirk Talbot, who triggered the ballot initiative, said he didn’t expect to get more than 40 parishes on board.

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Turnout for the midterm elections in Louisiana was 48 percent, a touch above early estimations that national turnout was 47 percent. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says it’s a part of a trend towards higher federal election turnout in the bayou, but…

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Only 40 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2015 governor’s race run-off between David Vitter and now Governor Edwards.

DCFS saw an 18 percent increase in adoptions over last year, continuing a three year streak of record breaking adoption numbers. Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says the 912 adoptees were taken in by 631 families, indicating families are willing to take in more than one kid.

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Which is good considering single adoptions can separate siblings.

A Gonzales woman was killed last night in an eleven vehicle pile up on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish. State Trooper Bryan Lee says she died in chain recation crash. Lee says 56-year-old John White’s 18-wheeler encounter traffic on Interstate 10 near Gonzales that was stopped because of a previous accident…

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White, who hails from Mississippi, has been booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for Negligent Homicide and 18 counts of Negligent Injuring.

And the details for Dez Bryant’s new contract with the Black and Gold are out. the veteran all-pro receiver will get 600K to finish out the year in New Orleans. He joins a depleted receiving core that’s lost Ted Ginn, Tommy Lee Lewis, and now Cameron Meredith for the year.

Turnout for the midterm elections in Louisiana was 48 percent, a touch above early estimations that national turnout was 47 percent. Manship School Professor Mike Henderson says it’s a notable number, considering Louisiana lacked any high profile statewide elections, but it’s only a bit higher than the last major midterm in 2014…

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Louisiana’s next statewide election is in December for the Secretary of State’s run-off.

Six state legislators have been elected to other seats in the midterm election. Lapolitics.com Reporter Jeremy Alford says the legislature had a remarkably busy schedule, spending more consecutive days in session than any other dating back to 1812 and Alford says that wears out representatives…

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Forty-seven parishes have elected to receive legalized fantasy sports, while the remaining seventeen will sit on the sidelines.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the one-year contract between the Saints and wide receiver Dez Bryant will pay the former All-Pro wide out 600-thousand dollars. Dez was a staple in Dallas before he was released over of the summer, and had a tough time finding a new home.

And the Saints have placed wide receiver Cam Meredith on injured reserve. Coach Sean Payton says Meredith needs his knee scoped, so the free-agent signee in the offseason finishes with just nine catches on the season.

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Republicans dominate state elections once again this year, and one analyst says that’s unlikely to change any time soon.

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The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles says a computer system issue that prevented driver’s license transactions yesterday has been resolved.  The glitch was a statewide issue and OMV commissioner Karen St. Germain says work was done throughout the night to fix it. The computer issue prevented driver’s license transactions including reinstatements and renewals.

A Gonzales woman was killed last night in an eleven vehicle pile up on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish. State Trooper Bryan Lee says the driver of the semi-truck, 56-year-old John White from Mississippi, has been booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for Negligent Homicide and 18 counts of Negligent Injuring. Lee says 18 people were hurt along with the one fatality…

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The state legislature has lost six lawmakers who were elected to other government positions. Eight state representatives chose to ran for another office and only Rick Edmonds and Julie Stokes failed in their bids to leave the legislature. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says there is a trend regarding the new jobs legislators are pursuing.
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Louisiana Republican Congressman Clay Higgins is very disappointed over the Democrats seizing control of the U.S. House. The former law enforcement officer says his mindset for his second term has changed…
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While a blue wave might be hitting other parts of the country, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s unlikely to reach Louisiana. So how does that impact Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards’ re-election chances? Pinsonat says Edwards has beaten the odds before…
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Eddie Rispone is the only Republican currently in the 2019 governor’s race, but we’ll hear from Senator John Kennedy about his plans soon.

A Gonzales woman was killed last night in an eleven vehicle pile up on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish. State Trooper Bryan Lee says 18-wheeler caused the chain reaction crash…
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Lee says the driver of the semi-truck, 56-year-old John White from Mississippi, has been booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for Negligent Homicide and 18 counts of Negligent Injuring.

Voters in 47 of 64 parishes have decided online fantasy sports games should be legal in their parish. It opens the door for FanDuel and Draft Kings to operate in select areas. River Ridge Representative Kirk Talbot, who triggered the ballot initiative, said he didn’t expect to get more than 40 parishes on board.
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Talbot says legislation that sets up rules and a tax structure will be filed for next year’s regular session.

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins says the Democratic takeover of the House does not bode well for a conservative agenda or the ability to pass legislation helpful for Louisiana. With five of our six Congressmen now in the minority party, Higgins says the state’s Congressional delegation is at a disadvantage…
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Could we ever see a Blue Wave in Louisiana? Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat doubts that will happen, because the national party has moved too far to the left…
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Pinsonat says the number of white Democrats is dwindling in Louisiana.

The state office of motor vehicles says its computer outage that impacted offices and online transactions yesterday has been resolved.

Forty-seven parishes have elected to legalize online fantasy sports, while the remaining 17 will sit on the sidelines. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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In other news, State Police has arrested a truck driver from Mississippi who they say caused a chain reaction crash that killed a 46-year-old woman from Gonzales. A total of 18 people were injured in the wreck on I-10 in Ascension Parish last night. Eleven vehicles were involved.

The state department of education will release school and early childhood performance scores this afternoon.

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins says the midterm result weakens the Louisiana Congressional Delegation’s ability to pass positive legislation for the Bayou State….
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A computer outage discovered yesterday morning continues to impact the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. The O-M-V says vehicle registration transactions can be completed, but transactions involving your driver’s license like reinstatements and renewals can not be done.

The state legislature has lost six lawmakers who were elected to other government positions. Eight state representatives chose to ran for another office and only Rick Edmonds and Julie Stokes failed in their bids to leave the legislature. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford cites a laundry list of reasons on why lawmakers no longer want the job…
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A special election will be needed to replace those empty seats.

47 of the state’s 64 parishes have voted to legalize online fantasy sports games for cash prizes. But residents in those parishes will have to wait to play, until the legislature comes up with a way to regulate and tax it. River Ridge Representative Kirk Talbot says he’ll look to other states on how to handle the additional tax revenue…
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Talbot hopes online fantasy sports betting will be available next year.

Democrats came up well short of challenging any of Louisiana’s five Republican incumbent Congressmen this year, with none of the candidates cracking 40-percent of the vote. It’s the continuation of a decade trend that’s led to Republican dominance of the Bayou State and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that’s not likely to change anytime soon…
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The blue wave elsewhere has helped the Democrats regain control of the House. Republican Congressman Clay Higgins says the change will keep tax reform, deregulation and tougher immigration and border laws from becoming a reality and will likely lead to increased scrutiny on President Donald Trump…
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47 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes approved the legalization of online fantasy sports games for cash prizes. River Ridge Republican Representative Kirk Talbot authored the legislation that put the question on the November sixth ballot. Talbot says more work still needs to be done…
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Talbot says he will look at other states for how to handle the additional tax revenue from the newly legalized activity, which hopes to be up and running by the end of next year.

Traffic is flowing again on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish after a deadly wreck last night that involved a dozen vehicles. Authorities say one person was killed and eleven injured. No word yet on what caused the wreck.