Higher Education officials are urging lawmakers to tap into the Rainy Day Fund to offset the state’s $304 million massive budget shortfall. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office tomorrow, and Republicans from Louisiana are headed to the inauguration. State GOP Party Chairman Roger Villerie says Democrats should consider giving Mr. Trump a fair chance…:
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The Festival International de Louisiane announces new corporate sponsors to help keep the annual international music festival in Lafayette going. Executive Director Scott Feehan says one third their budget comes from corporate donors, and just over a month ago they didn’t have any sponsors…:
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He says they have to raise over one-million dollars every year to put on the festival.

Former LSU running back Leonard Fournette has landed his first big endorsement deal, so he’s training for the NFL draft in Under Armour gear. He could be a top five pick and Fournette says he’ll go to any team that wants him…:
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ESPN reports Fournette’s multi-year deal with Under Armour is “one of the most valuable endorsement contracts ever for an NFL rookie.”