New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison responds to ideas presented by US Senator John Kennedy on ways to reduce crime in the city. Kennedy said in a news release this week that he secured a promise that the potential FBI director will help The Big Easy. The Senator says they need more cops on the streets which Harrison says they are addressing with pay raises.

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Popular Monroe Chef Cory Bahr remains in the competition to be the next Food Network Star after being deemed safe even in the bottom five Sunday. Bahr says he heads into week 7 with the main goal of showing the world what Louisiana has to offer.

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Food Network Star airs Sunday night at 8pm.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid prescription rates are dropping in Louisiana. But former FBI Director Louis Freeh legal prescriptions aren’t the only concern because addicts will turn to other sources. He’s concerned gaps in federal laws would allow drug dealers to meet that demand.

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This year state lawmakers passed a legislative package aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic.

The 2017 LSU football team is picked by the media to finish behind Alabama and Auburn in the SEC West. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says the good news for LSU fans is that SEC projections tend to be wrong.

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