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CADDO COMMISSION DROPS SUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR

Waiting until after Caddo voters approved the three parish tax renewals, the Caddo Commission voted unanimously to dismiss the litigation filed against Governor John Bel Edwards over the right to have unlimited ZOOM Commission meetings.

MERCKLE, MOUTON, WOOD--SEPARATING THE CANDIDATES

Emily Settle Merckle, Edward Mouton and Paul Wood are candidates for an open Shreveport city judgeship.Merckle is 33, Mouton is 63, and Wood is 61.Merckle is the only female candidate. Merckle has loaned her campaign $7,500. Mouton has loaned his campaign $58,700.

MERCKLE CAMPAIGN: $7500 IN LOANS THROUGH OCT. 14

Emily Merckle is a candidate for Shreveport City Judge. Her opponents are Edward Mouton and Paul Wood.The latest campaign report filed by Merckle is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 14.The report shows no loans in that period.

EARLY VOTING UP IN BOSSIER AND CADDO PARISHES

Wow! Early voting in Louisiana ended Tues. Oct. 27 and the numbers are in for both absentee and in person voting. Early voting in Bossier Parish was up over 2016 by 229 percent. In Caddo the number was up by 175 percent. Bossier Parish early voters numbered 27,662.