Today and tomorrow are the last days to get out and early vote for the runoff election. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Ready for mudbugs? Crawfish are already starting to pop up in stores across some coastal parishes in Louisiana. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the country’s obesity rate has climbed to almost 38-percent, up 6-percent from ten years ago. Jeff Palermo looks at what’s happening in Louisiana….
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Early voting ends tomorrow and Secretary of State Tom Schedler urges everyone to go out and exercise your right to vote. Schedler says it’s important to early vote, because November 21st is the weekend before Thanksgiving, which will be a busy time for many.
Schedler says the number of early voters is outpacing what we saw in the primary. Total voter turnout in October was 39-percent and he says we could possibly have the anomaly where the general election receives a better turnout than in the primary.
Schedler says voters are more engaged now that this a smaller ballot, especially with the governor’s race down to just two candidates. He says 90% of people who have early voted for the runoff, also voted in the October 24th primary.
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Ready for mudbugs? Crawfish are already starting to pop up in stores across some coastal parishes in Louisiana. Marine extension agent with the LSU Ag Center Alan Matherne says the reason the crawfish season tends to start around this time of year is because the farmers flood their ponds..:
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Matherne says since the crawfish that are coming up now are mostly from last season and the quality of the mudbugs is good…:
Matherne says there’s not a lot of crawfish available right now. He says January through March is typically when the harvest is at its peak…:
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A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the nation’s obesity rate has climbed to almost 38-percent, which is up from 32-percent ten years ago. Department of Health and Hospitals Assistant Secretary of Public Health JT Lane says Louisiana’s obesity rate is at 35 percent and although they’d like to see it lower, we’re heading in the right direction.
The C-D-C found the obesity rate for women in the country is now higher than men. Lane says in Louisiana the obesity rate for women is 36-percent and for men it’s 33-percent. He says there is an even greater disparity between white and black adults.
Lane says D-H-H is working hard to reduce these disparities in the state. He says by implementing “Well Spots,” in over one-thousand businesses statewide, they’re making a conscious effort to help people live healthier lives.
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A gag order remains in place when it comes to information authorites can release to the public about last week’s fatal shooting by two Marksville deputy marshals. State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson visited with District Judge William Bennett and Edmsonson says the judge is adamant that no evidence can be released….
Six-year-old Jeremy Mardis was killed in the shooting and his 25-year-old father, Christopher Few was severely wounded, but has reportedly been released from the hospital. An attorney for Few says police body camera footage shows Few with his hands up, but Edmonson says only a select group of people have seen the video….
Edmonson says even though he can’t provide any more details on the case, he told the Jim Engster show that the investigation remains active…
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LSU basketball tips off a new season filled with high expectations tonight as they host McNeese State. Many believe the Tigers can make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, because they have the top freshman in the country. Ben Simmons is a preseason All-American and the six-foot-ten forward from Australia says he has no problem with the high expectations…
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Simmons headlines a freshman class that also features Antonio Blakeney and Brandon Sampson. Junior guard Tim Quarterman is a veteran leader on this squad and he says this team is ready to meet those high expectations…
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The 4-and-5 Saints visit the Washington Redskins, who also has a losing record at 3-and-5. New Orleans Quarterback Drew Brees says with the playoffs fast approaching, now is the time to string some victories together….
After the Sunday’s game against the Redskins, New Orleans will have a bye week. Brees says with an open week coming up, it makes it even more important to get a victory…
The Saints have allowed 86 points in their last two games. Defensive end Cam Jordan says they need to get more pressure on the quarterback…