AAA forecasts the number of travelers for the Thanksgiving holiday to be the highest since 2005. Whether on the roadway, in the airports, or on cruise ships. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says its a sign of confidence in the economy.
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Redman says 54-million travelers are expected to be in transit, a five percent increase over last year.

The search continues for 49-year-old Michael Vallery of Baton Rouge who allegedly stabbed his wife to death. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Raborn Hicks says during the heated encounter the suspect also stabbed two female relatives of the victim, 51-year-old Stefanie Vallery…
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The two other people stabbed are expected to survive from their injuries.

Bossier City Police say they found two people shot to death inside an apartment complex on East Texas Street. Details are limited at this hour.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested two in the October 13th shooting death of local boxer 28-year-old Brandon Broussard. 41-year-old Shavis Toby of Vermilion Parish was booked with second-degree murder and authorities nabbed the second suspect out of state.

The cook in your family will likely begin preparing today that turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. LSU AgCenter food safety expert Wenqing Xu (When-Ching Shuh) says do not wash the turkey before you bake it. She says it will not remove any bacteria that should be killed in the oven and it could lead to cross contamination….
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And Xu says don’t cook the stuffing inside the turkey.

AAA is forecasting the number of travelers for the Thanksgiving holiday to be the highest since 2005.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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St. James Parish scores a 1.25 billion dollar chemical facility that’s set to generate an estimated 1,250 jobs. Matt Doyle has more.

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A study has promising results for children who suffer from severe peanut allergies. Matt Doyle has more.

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Governor Edwards and Wanhua Chemical Group have announced Louisiana will be the site for a one-point-two-five billion dollar chemical manufacturing complex.  It will be built in St. James Parish on 250 acres and is expected to create 170 direct jobs with an average annual salary of just over $80-thousand dollars.

Les Miles is back as a college football coach. The “Mad Hatter” has a five-year deal with the Kansas Jayhawks that will pay the 65-year-old two-point-seven million dollars a year. Miles says he’s been eager to coach again, since LSU fired him in September of 2016
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Miles has a big task in front of him as Kansas has not had a winning season since 2008.

Louisiana ATC can now enforce a law barring anyone under the age of 21 from working as an erotic dancer in bars and nightclubs. That law, passed in 2016, had been held up after a federal court declared it too vague, but Solicitor General Liz Murrill, with the Louisiana A-G’s office, says that’s no longer the case.

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Les Miles is back as a college football coach. The “Mad Hatter” has a five-year deal with the Kansas Jayhawks that will pay the 65-year-old two-point-seven million dollars a year. Miles won 114 games at LSU and boasted a 77-percent winning percentage. But his critics said his run-oriented offense couldn’t win the big game in today’s college football. Miles defended his offensive philosophy at LSU when asked during his introductory press conference

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Louisiana ATC can now enforce a law barring anyone under the age of 21 from working as an erotic dancer in bars and nightclubs, in a court reversal of a hold on a 2016 anti-trafficking law that Solicitor General Liz Murrill says was justified, and needed.

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The Department of Children and Family Services is teaming up with the United Way in an effort to expand workforce training for food stamp recipients in seven southeast Louisiana parishes.  DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says the partnership expands who can receive federal dollars to be used to reimburse programs for the cost of training with SNAP recipients.

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Children who suffer from severe peanut allergies may be in luck, as a new treatment can help mitigate the potentially deadly effects of accidental ingestion. It’s an oral medication that builds up peanut tolerance in allergy sufferers over six months. LSU Health New Orleans Allergy expert Dr. Sanjay Kamboj says they ran the experiment on 372 children.

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One in 50 Americans is estimated to have a peanut allergy.

Children who suffer from severe peanut allergies may be in luck, as a new treatment can help mitigate the potentially deadly effects of accidental ingestion. LSU Health New Orleans Allergy expert Dr. Sanjay Kamboj says it’s not for light allergy sufferers, and you won’t be scarfing down PB&J’s, but, you could eat something cooked in peanut oil.

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Two thirds of the participants who took the treatments saw positive results, but roughly 20 percent of participants had to drop out, and 14 percent of those taking the treatment had episodes that required epinephrine, vs only 6 percent of those who took the placebo.

Les Miles is back as a college football coach, this time at Kansas. Miles says after watching Kansas play Oklahoma this past weekend, he’s optimistic he can turn the Jayhawks into a winner quickly…

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He’ll replace David Beaty, who is 6-and-40 in four seasons.

Women under 21 can no longer work as exotic dancers in Louisiana clubs as a result of a ruling from a federal appellate court. Jeff Palermo has more.

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The Department of Children and Family Services is teaming up with the United Way in an effort to expand workforce training for food stamp recipients in seven southeast Louisiana parishes.  DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says it’s about building towards more than a minimum wage job.

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Louisiana can now enforce a 2016 law that prohibits those under the age of 21 from performing as an exotic dancer in bars and nightclubs. Solicitor General Liz Murrill, with the Louisiana A-G’s office, says a federal appeals court panel originally said the law was too vague, but reversed their decision after the A-G’s office made their case again…
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Three young women filed a lawsuit challenging the law claiming it infringed on their First Amendment rights to freedom of expression.

A new drug is available for those who have a life threatening peanut allergy. LSU Health New Orleans allergy expert, Doctor Sanjay Kamboj, says its an oral medication that builds up peanut tolerance and it should prevent death if a person consumes a tiny portion of peanuts…
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One in 50 Americans is estimated to have a peanut allergy, something patients are usually stuck with for their entire lives.

Les Miles is back as a college football coach. The “Mad Hatter” has a five-year deal with the Kansas Jayhawks that will pay the 65-year-old two-point-seven million dollars a year. Miles says he’s been eager to coach again, since LSU fired him in September of 2016
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Miles has a big task in front of him as Kansas has not had a winning season since 2008.

The state Department of Children and Family Services will help organizations tied to the United Way with workforce training for food stamp recipients in seven southeast Louisiana parishes. DCFS Secretary Market Garner Walters says these organizations will receive federal dollars for doing such training for people on the SNAP rolls…
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A study has promising results for children who suffer from severe peanut allergies. Matt Doyle has more.

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The funeral is set for a police officer in Slidell who died Saturday from injuries suffered in an on-duty motorcycle in September while he was escorting a funeral procession.  The services for Officer Jason Seals will be held Wednesday at noon.  He was survived by his wife and three young children.

Les Miles is back as a college football coach. The “Mad Hatter” has a five-year deal with the Kansas Jayhawks that will pay the 65-year-old two-point-seven million dollars a year. Miles won 114 games at LSU and boasted a 77-percent winning percentage. But his critics said his run-oriented offense couldn’t win the big game in today’s college football. Miles defended his offensive philosophy at LSU when asked during his introductory press conference

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Louisiana ATC can now enforce a law barring anyone under the age of 21 from working as an erotic dancer in bars and nightclubs. That law, passed in 2016, had been held up after a federal court declared it too vague, but Solicitor General Liz Murrill says that’s no longer the case.

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Researchers have developed a new drug that can help those who have a life threatening reaction to peanuts. LSU Health New Orleans Allergy expert, Doctor Sanjay Kamboj, says it’s an oral medication that builds up peanut tolerance in allergy sufferers over six months. That’s by slowly introducing a non-fatty peanut protein in small batches. Kamboj says they ran the experiment on 372 children.
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Two thirds of the participants who took the treatments saw positive results.

A young leader is emerging in Avoyelles Parish. 19-year-old Stanley Celestine Junior has been elected to the Avoyelles school board and will begin serving his term in January.Celestine says he wants to take a closer look at the school system’s discipline policies
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The Department of Children and Family Services is teaming up with the United Way in an effort to expand workforce training for SNAP recipients in seven southeast Louisiana parishes. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says the partnership expands who can receive federal dollars to be used to reimburse programs for the cost of training with SNAP recipients.
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The Saints look unstoppable as New Orleans won its ninth straight yesterday beating the defending Super Bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, 48-7. Quick turn around for New Orleans as the Saints host Atlanta this Thursday.