On this Veteran’s Day, LSU will induct eight alumni into the university’s Military Hall of Honor. One of the inductees is our current Governor John Bel Edwards, who was a member of the U.S. Air Force. The ceremony takes place today at the Commandant’s Luncheon.

Have you ever wondered who paints LSU’s Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley? Michelle Southern caught up with him…:
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, unveiled their version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The proposed legislation would help families and encourage corporations to establish businesses by cutting taxes and simplifying the tax code. Under the reform plan, a family of four would see a tax cut of over 14-hundred-dollars. Cassidy says this plan would assist families far into the future.
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the November 18th election, as polls are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day. Secretary of State Tom Schedler predicts a low turnout again for this runoff election. But he says about 69-percent of voters in Louisiana did get out to the polls last year in the presidential election, higher than the national average.
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The only statewide race on the ballot is for State Treasurer.

University system presidents met at the governor’s mansion Thursday to discuss steps to eliminate hazing and alcohol abuse among sanctioned groups on campus. LSU System President F King Alexander says it’s not their intention to get rid of Greek organizations, because they do a lot of good work in the community…:
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Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. Officials say the State Police Crime Lab through DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner. At a news conference, District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla lashed out a local TV reporter:
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the special election for State Treasurer. There’s also local propositions on the ballot for some voters. Secretary of State Tom Schedler expects the highest turnout to be in Orleans Parish, where LaToya Cantrell and Desiree Charbonnet are in a runoff for mayor of New Orleans…
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Voting locations are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Have you ever wondered who is responsible for painting LSU’s Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley? Well it’s LSU graduate Hunter Sexton who is the Sports Turf Manager for Tiger Stadium. He says being the guy who paints the intimidating eye in the middle of the field is the coolest job ever:
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Higher ed leaders met at the governor’s mansion to discuss the anti-hazing policies in place on college campuses. Governor John Bel Edwards says there are rules in place, but seem to not be taken seriously:
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LSU pledge Max Gruver died in September after consuming a lethal amount of alcohol during an apparent hazing incident.

Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. West Feliciana Sheriff Austin Daniel says they are not sure why the two were in bathroom together, but there is no evidence that sexual contact occurred…:
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The DOC is reviewing policies surrounding the annual Angola Rodeo.

Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the November 18th election and locations are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in the last days of early voting, the number of residents who cast a ballot exceeded his original expectation of around 10-percent…:
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Voters can cast ballots tomorrow from 8:30am to 6pm.

Eight distinguished LSU alumni will be inducted into the LSU Military Hall of Honor during LSU Salutes 2017 this afternoon. Governor John Bel Edwards is among the inductees.

Beloved former Miss Louisiana Barbara Rivers of Monroe died has died after a short illness. She was 83. Rivers won the 1952 Miss Louisiana title as Barbara Barker and finished in the Top 10 of the Miss America pageant.

Higher ed leaders met at the governor’s mansion to discuss the anti-hazing policies in place on college campuses…:
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Tomorrow is the final day to early vote for the November 18th election. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says turnout so far is about 10-percent, which exceeded his expectations. But he says about 69-percent of voters in the Bayou State cast a ballot last year in the presidential election:
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Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. They did admit that the minor and prisoner were in a bathroom together, but didn’t reveal why as the investigation continues. Angola Warden Darrel Vannoy is upset that WBRZ accused him of covering up a rape…:
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Officials say DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner.

If you’ve ever wondered who paints the eye on the field at Tiger Stadium, it’s LSU Alum Hunter Sexton. He says it takes about two hours to complete, and in order to review his work he records all the games..:
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Sexton is the Sports Turf Manager for Tiger Stadium.

UL-System presidents gathered at the governor’s mansion yesterday to discuss hazing and alcohol abuse among Greek organizations. LSU’s F. King Alexander says university leaders are working on more policies to avoid tragedies like the death of Max Gruver, but students need to step up too…:
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Four LSU fraternities have been suspended or closed since Gruver’s death.

Tomorrow is the last day to early vote, and other than the statewide State Treasurer’s election on November 18th, the New Orleans mayoral race is also on the ballot. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says voters in the Crescent City made up 19-percent of the state’s turnout in the primary to put LaToya Cantrell and Desiree Charbonnet in the runoff:
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Voting locations are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Officials say evidence in a rape investigation has cleared an Angola prisoner of having sex with a 13-year-old at the Angola Rodeo…:
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LSU football’s first home game in about a month is tomorrow as the Tigers host Arkansas for an 11am kickoff. Have you ever wondered who paints the intimidating eye on the field? It’s LSU Alum Hunter Sexton who describes part of the process…:
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University system presidents met at the governor’s mansion Thursday afternoon to discuss steps to eliminate hazing and alcohol abuse among sanctioned groups on campus. LSU System President F King Alexander says it’s not their intention to get rid of Greek organizations, because they do a lot of good work in the community…:
Cut 13 (11) “stronger safer”

Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. Officials say the State Police Crime Lab through DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner. At a news conference, District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla lashed out a local TV reporter:
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Have you ever wondered who is responsible for painting LSU’s Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley? Well it’s LSU graduate Hunter Sexton who is the Sports Turf Manager for Tiger Stadium. He says being the guy who paints the intimidating eye in the middle of the field is the coolest job ever:
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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the November 18th election and early voting locations are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in the last days of early voting, the number of residents who cast a ballot exceeded his original expectation of around 10-percent:
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Have you ever wondered who paints LSU’s Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley? Michelle Southern caught up with him…:

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Officials say evidence in a rape investigation has cleared an Angola prisoner of having sex with a 13-year-old at the Angola Rodeo.  Kelley Ray has more…

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Higher ed leaders met at the governor’s mansion to discuss the anti-hazing policies they are in place on college campuses. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Tomorrow is the last day to early vote for the November 18^th election and early voting locations are closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in the last days of early voting, the number of residents who cast a ballot exceeded his original expectation of around 10-percent.

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Schedler says this is still an alarming low voter turnout. He says about 69-percent of voters in the Bayou State cast a ballot last year in the presidential election, higher than the national average.

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Aside from the statewide State Treasurer’s election, the New Orleans mayoral race is also on the ballot. Schedler says voters in the Crescent City made up 19-percent of the state’s turnout to put LaToya Contrell and Desiree Charbonnet in the runoff.

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Have you ever wondered who is responsible for painting LSU’s Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley? Well it’s LSU graduate Hunter Sexton who is the Sports Turf Manager for Tiger Stadium. He says being the guy who paints the intimidating eye in the middle of the field is the coolest job ever:

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Sexton says he’s been painting fields since he was a kid, and to be able to work full time for LSU is a huge honor. He says he records the games at home, and goes back and watches every play to see how the eye looks…:

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Sexton says the entire process of getting the field ready for the games takes about two hours. He says you have to paint white and purple first, wait on those to dry and then finish up with the gold…:

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Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. Officials say the State Police Crime Lab through DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner. At a news conference, District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla lashed out a local TV reporter…

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West Feliciana Sheriff Austin Daniel says an investigation started when it was observed a 13-year and an inmate walked out of a bathroom together. Daniel says they are not sure why the two were in bathroom together, but there is no evidence that sexual contact occurred…

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Angola Warden Darrel Vannoy is upset that WBRZ accused him of covering up a rape…

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Vannoy said that they are still investigating why the prisoner, Laderrick Davis and minor were in the bathroom together.  Davis was transferred to another prison for his safety following the news report.  The DOC is reviewing policies surrounding the annual Angola Rodeo.

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University system presidents met at the governor’s mansion Thursday afternoon to discuss steps to eliminate hazing and alcohol abuse among sanctioned groups on campus. LSU System President F King Alexander says it’s not their intention to get rid of Greek organizations, because they do a lot of good work in the community

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An LSUs fraternity pledge died after consuming a large amount of alcohol during a suspected hazing ritual in September. Alexander says university leaders can come up with more policies to avoid these type of tragic events, but the students need to be a partner in this effort too…

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Four LSU fraternities have been suspended or closed since Gruver’s death. Edwards says he’s impressed with the anti-hazing policies already in place at Louisiana universities, but they could do better

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The Saints seek their seventh straight victory this Sunday when they visit Buffalo. When the schedule came out, many Saints fans probably thought the Bills would have have a losing record at this point of the year. But Buffalo is 5-3 and New Orleans Quarterback Drew Brees says they are a perfect 4-0 at home…

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Buffalo’s Head Coach Sean McDermott, who served as the Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator for six seasons. Brees says McDermott has the Bills defense playing at a high level…

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Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. Officials announced this afternoon the State Police Crime Lab through DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner Laderrick Davis.  Officials are still trying to determine why the two were in the restroom together…

A woman allegedly suspected of texting before a fatal accident on I-12 that killed a 5 month old child, turned herself into Denham Springs police today. Police say 23-year-old Jessica Cowart slammed into a vehicle, which hit another one, throwing five-month-old Reese Graham and her car seat through the front window.  Reese died two days later.  Denham Springs police Detective Amber Fairburn says speed was also a factor in the accident…

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Cowart is free on a 51-thousand-dollar bond.

The Kenner Police Department says a habitual offender that was released early from jail due to the state’s new criminal justice reform, committed an armed robbery 5 days after he was let out. Chief Michael Glaser says it’s extremely frustrating that Tyrone White was let back on the streets:

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Public Safety and Corrections Secretary James LeBlanc in a news release says it’s sad that White squandered that opportunity at becoming a part of society.

The five police officers at the baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, where U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot, have received the Capitol Police Medal of Honor.  Scalise says nobody saw this attack coming and these individuals immediately jumped in and did things no one can describe to save lives.

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A man in Kenner who was released from jail because of the new state sentencing laws committed a crime 5 days later. Michelle Southern reports…:

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Authorities are refuting a WBRZ-TV report that a 13-year-old child was raped by an inmate in a bathroom during last month’s Angola Rodeo. Officials announced this afternoon the State Police Crime Lab through DNA testing determined no sexual contact occurred between the minor and prisoner Laderrick Davis.  Officials are still trying to determine why the two were in the restroom together…

A Truth Initiative report finds Louisiana youth are smoking at a lower rate than the national average.  But, the adult smoking rate in Louisiana is over 22-percent, compared to 15 in the rest of the country.  President and CEO of Truth Initiative Robin Koval says the Bayou State is making some strides in the right direction, with more parishes approving ordinances to ban smoking in all public buildings.

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The five police officers at the baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, where U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot, have received the Capitol Police Medal of Honor. Scalise, who was critically injured, says these individuals risked their lives and ran towards the danger knowing they were outgunned…

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Scalise was in the hospital recovering for nearly six weeks.