The three gubernatorial candidates, who attended a forum in Baton Rouge, all took shots at David Vitter, who skipped the event. Republican Jay Dardenne says Vitter uses the same attacks that have been used by all his opponents for the past decade…

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Dardenne says he was surprised a Vitter commercial called him a liberal rather than being from one of his super PACS, like the “The Fund for Making Stuff Up.”

Many are wondering about the health of Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ shoulder. There’s been internet rumors that Brees tore his rotator cuff after getting hit hard during the first half in Sunday’s loss to Tampa Bay. But Saints sideline reporter Kristian Garic says Brees wouldn’t have played in the second half with a torn rotator cuff…

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Head coach Sean Payton says reports that Brees will could miss several games are inaccurate.

The Department of Health and Hospitals has received a donation of almost 9-thousand doses of EVZIO Naloxone Auto-Injectors for emergency treatment of Opioid overdoses. DHH Spokesperson Ashley Lewis says more than 17-thousand Americans die every year from prescription opioid overdoses…

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She says this is a step in the right direction to help keep the increase of heroin and other Opioid related deaths down.

A large number of Tiger fans are heading to upstate New York later this week for LSU’s game at Syracuse. Jason Ramezan, Vice President of LSU Alumni Relations, says LSU has sold its allotted 5-thousand tickets but he expects more than that inside the Carrier Dome for the Saturday kickoff…

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He says the purple and gold will be well represented at the game.