Qualifying began today for the governor’s race and we heard from three of the candidates seeking to replace Governor John Bel Edwards. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Also, Billy Nungessor picked up a couple of challengers in his race for Lt. Governor. Real estate investor, Tami Hotard of Madisonville is running as a Republican. And retired chief criminal deputy of the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office, Chester Pritchett of Roseland is running as an independent.

Qualifying began today and State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain registered to run for re-election as he’s seeking a fifth term. Strain says farmers help feed the world and food production has increased fourfold statewide. He says it must be streamlined and protect the environment at the same time.

Cut 10 (11)  “…same time.”

Hospitalizations have doubled since June 22nd and COVID-positive rates have climbed to 19 percent, according to The state Department of Health. Director of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa says Omicron is still in the community and highly transmissible.

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Over 19-thousand people have died from the virus.

The New Orleans Saints are expected to sign free agent running back Kareem Hunt and linebacker Anthony Barr for the 2023 season. The Saint’s running back room took a hit last week when the NFL announced the suspension of Alvin Kamara for the first three games, and Hunt could fill that need. Barr would add linebacker depth after the departure of Kaden Ellis in the offseason.

LSU’s head football coach Brian Kelly spoke with the media after today’s practice and gave an update on defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey’s medical situation.

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During Monday’s practice there was a fight that broke out among players, but Kelly thinks of it more as a learning experience than anything else.

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LSU men’s basketball is over in the Bahamas right now in an exhibition tour. They recently beat the Puerto Rican national team 86-82 backed behind Tyrell Ward’s 19 points. The Tiger are set to play two more games in the Bahamas before heading back to Baton Rouge.

Louisiana Tech baseball will be playing in the inaugural Battle at the Ballpark in Sugarland, Texas from  March 1^st to the 3^rd next year. The four team tournament will include LA Tech along with Army, Air Force, and Creighton in a round robin style tournament with two games being played every day.

Former Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater signed a contract to play with the Detroit Lions. He will most likely be backing up Jared Goff at the position. Bridgewater is reuniting with former Saints assistant head coach Dan Campbell.

The Saints will play their first preseason game of the year on Sunday August 13^th at noon against the Kansas City Chiefs and Head Coach Dennis Allen plans to play his starters.

The race for governor officially got underway today with the first day of qualifying. Out of the seven major candidates, three of them qualified today. The first was Lake Charles attorney Hunter Lundy, a pro-life Independent, who wants to raise the minimum wage and renew a state sales tax that’s set to expire in 2025.

Republican John Schroder also qualified. Schroder on the polls that show he’s trailing front-runner Jeff Landry by a wide margin…
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Former state transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson is also qualified. He’s the lone major Democrat in the race…
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Wilson has received the endorsement of current Governor John Bel Edwards.

State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain qualified today seeking a fifth term. He says the state has to double food production by 2050. He believes it’s possible because food production in the state has increased fourfold since 1960. But he says it must be streamlined and protect the environment at the same time.

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The state’s COVID dashboard shows hospitalizations have doubled since June 22nd and the percent positive rate for COVID tests has climbed to 19 percent. Director of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa says the uptick is related to a cycle that will probably reoccur every six months or so…

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He says COVID is still part of our present and future.

Qualifying for the statewide races got underway this morning at the Secretary of State’s Office in Baton Rouge. The first candidate for governor to sign up was Independent Hunter Lundy, an attorney from Lake Charles. Lundy says in order to improve Louisiana, more funding needs to go towards early childhood education…
cut 3 (12) “…change that”

John Schroder is one of five main Republican candidates expected to qualify between now and Thursday afternoon. Schroder has served as the State Treasurer since 2017 and before that he served in the Louisiana House for over ten years. The Covington resident wants to make fundamental changes to state government…
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Also qualifying, the lone major Democrat in the race Shawn Wilson.

Just when you thought it was safe, the Louisiana Department of Health’s recent report shows COVID hospitalizations more than doubled since mid-June from about 50 to over 100. Teiko Foxx has more.
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State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain qualified today for re-election as he’s seeking a fifth term. Strain says Louisiana farmers are responsible for helping to feed the world and he says he has a plan to help producers make that happen
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It’s the first day of qualifying for the governor’s race and three of the major candidates signed up at the Secretary of State’s Office today to have their name on the October 14th ballot. Independent Hunter Lundy says he would like to raise the state’s minimum wage…
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Lundy and Democrat Shawn Wilson both said they would like to keep a temporary state sales tax on the books. Wilson says it’s needed to pay for vital services…
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Republican John Schroder also qualified and was asked about trailing front-runner Jeff Landry in the polls…
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Louisiana’s Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain qualified for re-election today as he seeks a fifth term. Strain says since he took over in 2008, he’s saved taxpayers 350-million dollars in salaries, interest payments and other costs by streamlining the department…
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Strain says the department has also paid off debts and liabilities of over $120 million and also significantly decreased the department’s automotive and aviation fleets.

There has been an increase in COVID hospitalizations since the week of June 22nd. Director of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa, says COVID is still part of our present and future…
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The number of people hospitalized due to COVID is 108 according to the last report by L-D-H. Over 19-thousand people have died from the virus.

Qualifying began today for the governor’s race and we heard from three of the candidates seeking to replace Governor John Bel Edwards. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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And in the State Treasurer’s race Democrat Dustin Granger qualified this morning. He’s a Democrat from Lake Charles and former Congressman John Flemming, who worked in the Trump Administration, along with Scott McKnight, another Republican, is also running for state treasurer.

State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain qualified today seeking a fifth term. He says the state has to double food production by 2050. He believes it’s possible because food production in the state has increased fourfold since 1960. But he says it must be streamlined and protect the environment at the same time.

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The state COVID dashboard shows hospitalizations have doubled since June, and positive tests up 19-percent. Director of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa Figueroa says people with chronic health conditions, older adults, and underlying health conditions should minimize possible exposure.

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The race for governor officially got underway today with the first day of qualifying. Out of the seven major candidates, three of them qualified today. The first was Lake Charles attorney Hunter Lundy, a pro-life Independent, who wants to raise the minimum wage and renew a state sales tax that’s set to expire in 2025. Republican John Schroder also qualified. Schroder on the polls that show he’s trailing front-runner Jeff Landry by a wide margin…
cut 6 (08) “…do that”
Former state transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson also qualified. He’s the lone major Democrat in the race…
cut 7 (12) “…many sorts”
Wilson has received the endorsement of current Governor John Bel Edwards.

State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain qualified today as he’s seeking a fifth term. Strain says Louisiana farmers are responsible for helping to feed the world and he says he has a plan to help producers make that happen…
cut 9 (10) “….to export”
Strain is not expected to pick up a major challenger.

Four people have signed up for Secretary of State, three Republicans, Nancy Landry, Clay Schexnayder and Brandon Trosclair. Gwen Collins-Greenup is the lone Democrat. She previously ran unsuccessfully for the post in past.

As of now we have three candidates for state treasurer, Republicans John Fleming and Scott McKnight and Democrat Dustin Granger.

The college football preseason coach’s poll was recently unveiled and LSU comes in ranked at #5. LSU 2023 opponents that also got ranked in the poll were Alabama at #3, Ole Miss at #22, Texas A&M at #25, and their week one matchup, Florida State, at #8.

The coach’s poll reflects the high expectations for this year’s LSU team, and defensive end Sai’vion Jones says that the entire defensive line shares that similar idea.

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LSU has been in the college football spotlight all offseason as a title contender, and Jones says they can play with anyone in the country.

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The New Orleans Saints have a day off today and will resume practice on Wednesday, and they have their first preseason game scheduled for noon on Sunday the 13^th against the Kansas City Chiefs.

What group of players competing in the each preseason game varies for each team, but Allen cleared up who he expects to play on Sunday.

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Tight end Juwan Johnson has been in the rotation for first team reps in the past mostly as a pass catcher, but this year he expects to play as a blocker as well. He says that tight end Jimmy Graham joining the team helped him learn that roll.

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The Saints unofficial depth chart is expected to be released soon, and their first regular season game in Sunday Sept. 10 against Tennessee.

Qualifying for the statewide races got underway this morning at the Secretary of State’s Office in Baton Rouge. The first candidate for governor to sign up was Independent Hunter Lundy, an attorney from Lake Charles. Lundy says in order to improve Louisiana, more funding needs to go towards early childhood education…
cut 3 (12) “…change that”

John Schroder is one of five main Republican candidates expected to qualify between now and Thursday afternoon. Schroder has served as the State Treasurer since 2017 and before that he served in the Louisiana House for over ten years. The Covington resident wants to make fundamental changes to state government…
cut 5 (12) “…get the benefits”
Also qualifying in the race, the lone major Democrat in the race Shawn Wilson.

Louisiana’s heat-related deaths in June and July soared to 16 people passing the state’s average of 10.
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The state department of health’s COVID dashboard shows hospitalizations have doubled since June 22nd and the percent positivity rate for COVID tests has climbed to 19-percent. Director of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa says the uptick is related to a cycle that will probably reoccur every six months or so…
Cut 12 (11) “…the fall.”