By james art Press Club: Secretary of State Nancy Landry will be the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday. She will talk about preparation and safety ahead of the November 5 election. The press club meets at Drusilla Seafood every Monday. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The public is invited to attend, but only press club members and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.
Slipping: Oil prices fell more than 4 percent in early European trade after Israel’s strike on Iran over the weekend deflected from nuclear and oil facilities, signaling a more calibrated response. Brent crude was down 4.6% at $72.18 a barrel, while WTI was down 4.9% at $68.27 a barrel. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.
Reduction from 2020: Early voting in Louisiana is down compared to the 2020 election. About 761,000 registered voters cast early ballots, down from nearly 1 million in 2020. Meanwhile, in the East Baton Rouge mayoral race, about 73,000 voters have voted early. Read more from WBRZ-TV.