Holiday shopping is expected to increase in Louisiana. That’s the view of LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice who says households have largely recovered from the 2016 floods and the state’s unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 2008…
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The National Retail Federation says they are anticipating a 3-percent increase in shopping over last year.

Delhi Senator Francis Thompson, who has served in the state legislature for 40 years, will undergo surgery next month for prostate cancer. Thompson says he’s never spent a night in the hospital, even when he was born…
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The 76-year-old Thompson says an MRI discovered the cancer and he’s hoping for a quick recovery.

State Police say they are increasing patrols along our state’s highways during this Thanksgiving holiday. Their main focus is cracking down on impaired driving and making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly buckled up. Sergeant James Anderson says their message is simple, buckle up, every trip, every time….
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Last Thanksgiving Holiday period, 10 people died and over seven-hundred were injured in crashes in Louisiana.

Ben Hanson in Calhoun is putting the finishing touches on his Candy Cane Lane, which is a one-million Christmas light display in Ouachita Parish. Hanson says this year is just a start…
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The mile-long, drive-through Christmas park will open to visitors on Thursday.