Baton Rouge Businessman Eddie Rispone announces he’s officially joining the 2019 race for the Governor’s Mansion, And Rispone’s got some money too. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says his wealth gives him a unique advantage in the race.

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An AP report says he’ll be setting aside five million dollars of his own money for the run, and Recent reporting put Governor John Bel Edwards’ war chest to date at five million dollars.

This morning’s nice, cool weather may be here to stay for another week according to State Climatologist Barry Keim. A cold front has settled in, bringing with it temperatures as low as the 50s this morning in North Louisiana. Keim says unlike previous glimpses at fall weather in past weeks, this might be the real deal.

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New Medicare cards will be on their way to Louisianan who get their healthcare from the feds. Despite the changes that remove recipient’s social security number from the plastic, Hinson says you still need to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

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The new cards should be in the mail by late November.

The Golden Band from Tiger Land was showered with retweets from cast members of The Office after rocking the hit show’s theme song during last month’s win over La Tech. Drum major Beau Bujol says it’s been one of the highlights of the season for the band.

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John Krasinski, Steve Carrell, and Angela Kinsey, all commented on the show.

Baton Rouge Businessman Eddie Rispone announces he will challenge John Bel Edwards in next year’s governor’s race. The wealthy Republican is the first to throw his hat in the ring for next year. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says Rispone is a formidable challenger.
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And Alford says Rispone can donate millions of dollars of his own money into the campaign, something none of the other potential candidates can do.

New Medicare cards are on their way to Louisiana seniors who have Medicare. The new cards will better protect a beneficiary’s identity. Regional Administrator for C-M-S Jeff Hinson says when the new card arrives, the old card goes.
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Hinson says while there’s a new card and number, medicare benefits stay the same.

The Associated Press is reporting Louisiana’s chief procurement officer has voided a multi-million dollar contract between the state and Dominion Voting Systems. The Secretary of State’s office picked Dominion Voting Systems as the contractor to replace the state’s voting machines, but the Office of State Procurement found flaws in the bidding process.

The Golden Band from Tigerland is getting love from the cast of the Office for playing the hit show’s theme song at a recent halftime show. Matt Doyle has more.
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Governor John Bel Edwards has his first announced challenger. Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone has filed paperwork that declares his candidacy for next year’s governor’s race. Rispone founded I-S-C Constructors and he plans on investing millions of his own money in the campaign. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Rispone’s wealth gives him a unique advantage…
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Recent reporting puts Governor Edwards war chest at five-million dollars.

Cooler air has finally arrived in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the cold front swung through the state yesterday…
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Keim says we’ll see cooler temperatures for the rest of the week.

The federal government is sending new Medicare cards to recipients. Each new card will have a unique new Medicare number, instead of a social security number in an effort to protect your identity. Jeff Hinson, regional administrator for C-M-S says while there’s a new card and number, Medicare benefits remain the same…
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Medicare recipienets should receive a new card by late November.

The Golden Band from Tigerland has invited cast members from the hit TV show “The Office” to the Mississippi State game after their performance of the “Offfice” theme song went viral last month. Drum major Beau Bujol says five other iconic series got some love from the LSU band during halftime of the Louisiana Tech game…
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Bujol says they will perform the “Bingewatch Show” again at halftime of the Mississippi State game and hopefully actors from the Office will be there.

A Baton Rouge Republican is the first challenger to file paperwork for the 2019 governor’s race, and he’s got deep pockets.
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A 42-year-old Slidell man has been convicted of video voyeurism after prosecutors say he posted a sex video on a website for porn without telling the woman. St. Tammany District Attorney Warren Montgomery says the sex was consensual, but the woman didn’t know about the video, until one of her friends saw it online months later and told her. The D-A says the woman had to move out of state because of the incident.

Temperatures this morning are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday and State Climatologist Barry Keim says if you thought today is nice, wait until tomorrow…
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Keim says the weather should be perfect for college football on Saturday.

The Golden Band from Tiger Land was showered with retweets from cast members of The Office after rocking the hit show’s theme song during last month’s win over La Tech, and Drum major Beau Bujol says to return the favor the band has invited the show’s cast down to Baton Rouge to see it live.
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Bujol says they will re-do the performance during halftime of next week’s Mississippi State game.

Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone has told the Associated Press he will run for governor next year. The founder of an industrial contracting company has long been a prominent state Republican donor, and Jeremy Alford of La-Politics-dot-com says around the state capitol, he’s known as a man with a keen interest in education issues…
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Rispone plans to make a full campaign announcement after the November election.

Medicare recipients in Louisiana should receive a new Medicare card by the end of November. The new card has a unique Medicare number, instead of your social security number. Regional Administrator for C-M-S, Jeff Hinson says you still need to keep the new card from falling into the wrong hands…..
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Fall weather has finally arrived. Don Molino reports temperatures this morning are much more seasonable…
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Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office says one person was killed in crash involving an Amtrak Train and an 18-wheeler at a railroad crossing on Highway 51 yesterday afternoon. Minor injuries were reported on the Amtrak train. The identity of the deceased was not released.

State Police have identified the man killed in Tuesday night’s shooting involving a Lafayette Police officer. 19-year-old Keion Bonner after encountering officers, who were responding to a report of criminal activity.

Get ready for a week of wonderful weather. Don Molino has more.

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The Tiger band is getting a lot of love from the cast of the Office for playing the hit show’s theme song at a recent halftime show. Matt Doyle has more.

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A Baton Rouge Republican is the first challenger to file paperwork for the 2019 governor’s race, and he’s loaded. Matt Doyle has more.

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This morning’s nice, cool weather may be here to stay for another week according to State Climatologist Barry Keim. A cold front has settled in, bringing with it temperatures as low as the 50s this morning in North Louisiana. Keim says unlike previous glimpses at fall weather in past weeks, this might be the real deal.

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And if you like today’s weather, well, tomorrow’s going to be quite a treat. Keim says we’ll be getting close to long sleeves and sweaters weather.

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He says weather for Saturday’s LSU-Georgia game will likely call for sweaters in the morning, but a T-shirt by kick-off.

And this cold front isn’t just pushing down temps in the Bayou State, it’s what shielded us from the incredible devastation that’s been brought down in the panhandle by Hurricane Michael.

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The Golden Band from Tiger Land was showered with retweets from cast members of The Office after rocking the hit show’s theme song during last month’s win over La Tech, and Drum major Beau Bujol says to return the favor the band has invited the show’s cast down to Baton Rouge to see it live.

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John Krasinski who played Jim, Steve Carrell who played Michael, and Angela Kinsey, who was born in Lafayette and played Angela, among other cast members commented on the halftime show. Bujol says it’s been one of the highlights of the season for the band.

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The halftime entertainment was labeled the “Bingewatch Show” and it wasn’t just aimed at fans of the Office. Bujol says five other iconic series got some love from the LSU Band.

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Clips from the halftime performance are available on YouTube and Twitter.

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Baton Rouge Businessman and Eddie Rispone announces he’s officially joining the 2019 race for the Governor’s Mansion. The wealthy Republican is the first to throw his hat in the ring for next year. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says he’s got a strong foundation and will be a formidable challenger.

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Senator John Kennedy, Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Congressman Ralph Abraham are reportedly also considering runs for the office.

The businessman has long been a prominent state Republican donor, and Alford says around the Capitol, he’s known as a man with a keen interest in education issues.

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Rispone says he’ll make a full campaign announcement after the November elections, where he plans to spell out his platform and reasons for running. He announced early to get a head start on fundraising.

And Rispone’s got some money too. An AP report says he’ll be setting aside five million dollars of his own money for the run, and is seeking to raise another three to five million to boost his odds. Alford says Rispone’s wealth gives him a unique advantage in the race.

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Recent reporting put Governor John Bel Edwards’ war chest at five million dollars.

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New Medicare cards will be on their way to Louisianan who get their healthcare from the feds. The new cards come with a few changes to better protect beneficiary’s identities and fight fraud. Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services Jeff Hinson says when the new card comes in, the old card has to go.

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Despite the changes that remove recipient’s social security number from the plastic, Hinson says you still need to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

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And in case you’re wondering, no, your coverage and plan is not changing at all…

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The new cards should be in the mail by late November.

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LSU has yet lose back-to-back games with Ed Orgeron as its head coach. They’ll try to keep that streak going when they host second ranked Georgia. Cornerback Kristian Fulton says the team is disappointed it lost against Florida, but they got a great opportunity against the second ranked Bulldogs on Saturday

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Georgia brings a 6-0 record to Baton Rouge and they are second in the SEC in scoring, averaging 43 points a game. Fulton says Bulldogs quarterback Jake Fromm is one of the top signal callers in college football…

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Fulton says the team is looking forward to a sold out Tiger Stadium on Saturday….

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ULM returns to Sun Belt action on Saturday at Coastal Carolina. The Warhawks have lost four straight, but Coach Matt Viator is trying to remain positive with his players…

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Viator calls ULM’s 70-21 loss to Ole Miss a poor performance and the coaches are committed to turn the season around…

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Mississippi now has 660,000 more dollars to spend on infrastructure after the first month of legalized sports betting at its casinos. Matt Doyle has more.

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Troopers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happen last night in Lafayette.   Sometime around 7pm, an officer responded to criminal activity, and during an altercation with the subject, fired his weapon, striking the subject. The subject is in stable condition.  No officers were injured.

The state fire marshal’s office is sending over a dozen employees to Florida in response to Hurricane Michael. The delegation also contains 75 firefighters and medics from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Alexandria and Monroe, who make up the state’s Urban Search Rescue taskforces. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says these men and women will make Louisiana proud…

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Hurricane Michael made landfall this afternoon as a strong Cat 4, with sustained winds just shy of Cat 5 status.

Colordo State hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach says today is the first time on record there are three Atlantic named storms with maximum sustained winds of at least 65 miles per hour in October. When Klotzbach’s team updated its forecast in August, they predicted a below-average season. He says with three named storms this week, there forecast ended up a little off…

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Louisiana first responders left today for Florida, where they’ll assist local authorities there with rescues in the wake of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to produce catastrophic damage. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Hurricane Michael has made landfall this afternoon as a strong Category 4.

The first Republican challenger for the Governor’s Mansion in the 2019 race.  Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone filed paperwork today declaring his candidacy for the election.  Rispone is the founder of an industrial contracting company and says he plans to invest his own money in what will be an expensive Governor’s race.

A lawsuit alleging unconstitutional medical care for people incarcerated at Angola is underway in a federal court in Baton Rouge.  The suit alleges inmates have become paralyzed, required amputations, and died from undiagnosed or untreated health problems.  Executive Director of The Promise of Justice Initiative, Mercedes Montagnes says several factors contribute to why the conditions are so alarming.

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The Louisiana Department of Corrections says they do not comment on pending litigation.

Mississippi says they pulled in 660,000 dollars in revenue from legalized sports betting in just the first month of casino operators taking bets. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny is a supporter of sports betting in Louisiana. Martiny says Mississippi’s initial revenue haul is not huge, but it could indicate a larger problem for the Bayou State casinos.

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