A documentary on the life of LSU legend Billy Cannon premieres on LPB tonight at 7:00. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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Election Day is just 50 days away. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating its first ever quadruple homicide. Jeff Palermo has the tragic details out of Houma…
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A documentary on legendary LSU Heisman winner Billy Cannon premieres tonight at 7:00 on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. “Circles: The Life of Billy Cannon” will follow his incredible career, federal counterfeiting conviction and work as a dentist at Angola. Cannon’s daughter, Bunnie, says she hopes viewers get to see a new side of her father.
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Cannon won the 1959 Heisman at LSU and spent 11 years in pro football. He was one of the brightest football stars of his time and is revered as an LSU legend. Bunnie says people know that story.
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Cannon was arrested in 1983 for masterminding a six-million-dollar counterfeiting scheme. Bunnie says she gave the producers complete creative control to tell the honest story because she had faith in the character of her father.
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Election Day is now just 50 days away. Thanks to the last-minute redistricting, the U.S. House races on the November 3rd ballot are all open primaries. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says even though all candidates from all parties will be on the same ballot, he does not expect many partisan voters to cross party lines.
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The two biggest races are in districts five and six, which are the two open seats. Cross says while four prominent Republicans are battling it out, there’s only one prominent Democrat – Pat Moore – on the ballot.
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The district six race also has a crowded field, with ten candidates – six Republicans, three Democrats and one Libertarian – on the ballot. Cross says with the change in boundaries that forced Cleo Fields to drop his re-election bid, he would have expected a lot more extensive messaging from the candidates at this point.
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A horrific scene at a residence in Houma as Terrebonne Parish Sheriff investigators say a 47-year-old man fatally stabbed four people and badly wounded a juvenile. Lt. Blake Tabor says the juvenile who survived the attack from Kaegan Solet went to a neighbor’s house seeking help. Tabor says Solet was arrested Sunday morning…
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Authorities say the wounded juvenile was flown to an out-of-area hospital and is in stable but critical condition. Tabor says they are not discussing a possible motive with the public and they are not ready to say exact relationship between Solet and the victims…
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This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available. Tabor says what happened here is truly tragic…
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The Saints lost their season opener 31-30 versus the Lions in Overtime. After a scoreless first half and two turnovers to start the second half, New Orleans fought back from a 21-0 deficit with five straight scoring drives to force overtime. Quarterback Tyler Shough finished with 410 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, but says he needs to be better for four quarters.
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Detroit scored a touchdown on the first drive of overtime, but New Orleans responded with its own 80-yard touchdown dive. Head coach Kellen Moore chose to go for two to win the game, but Shough’s pass to rookie receiver Bryce Lance fell incomplete. Shough says the team will stay aggressive.
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Wide receiver Chris Olave had a career-high 182 yards on 10 catches, but he says he didn’t get the most important stat.
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LSU turned it over four times in the first half against Louisiana Tech, but eventually pulled away from the Bulldogs for a 45-14 win. Tigers quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 344 yards and a touchdown, and he also rushed for three touchdowns. But he also threw three interceptions, which he knows can’t happen this Saturday at Ole Miss..…
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Head coach Lane Kiffin says they had a bunch of yards in the first half against Tech, but very few points. He says it’s a good learning experience for this team…
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Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie is proud of his team’s effort…
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Tough loss for McNeese on Saturday as the Cowboys lost a back-and-forth game to fifth-ranked Tarleton State 27 to 24. Pokes head coach Matt Viator says the Texans made more plays than they did…
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Nicholls started off Southland play with a 31-28 win over UTRGV. Former Byrd High standout Jackson Dufrene tied a school record with three touchdown catches. Coach Tommy Rybacki is excited to see his senior have a big game…
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