Election Day is tomorrow. Three statewide elections, four constitutional amendments, several legislative races and other local elections will be decided. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office…
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Two women are running to be the next Secretary of State. Republican Nancy Landry currently serves as the First Assistant Secretary of State and touts her experience in running statewide elections…
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Her opponent, Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup, is the former clerk of court in East Feliciana Parish. Collins-Greenup says she wants to replace the current voting machines and update voter registration rolls…
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Term-limited Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. As he prepares to turn over power to Governor elect Jeff Landry. Edwards says his team is prepared to hand over the reins to Landry’s administration on January 8th.
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Edwards says when he got into office eight years ago, he was surprised by the size of the state’s budget shortfall, which was over two-billion dollars.

Tomorrow night in Tiger Stadium, LSU will host Georgia State and New Orleans po-boy shop owner Mike Serio, will attend his 500th consecutive Tigers football game. Serio says he stays to the very end, but one time he couldn’t during a dark time for LSU football…
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To hear the full interview with Serio go to Tiger-rag-dot-com.

Nitazines, a synthetic opioid nicknamed the Frankenstein Opioids, is being linked to a growing number of overdose deaths. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says their potency is alarming…
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A recent study found that some of the people who overdosed on nitazenes thought they were using heroin or fentanyl.

Tomorrow is election day as three statewide offices are in a four run-off. The ballot also has four constitutional amendments. 20 legislative races still need to be decided and there’s also local races on many ballots. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says use geaux-vote-do-com to find your polling place and if you need help, you can always make a phone call…
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Saturday is Election Day and voters will decide on candidates for three statewide offices including Secretary of State. We talked to both candidates. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Voters will return to the polls on Saturday to decide on a number of statewide races including the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says as a former member of Congress, a physician, business owner, and his tenure in the Trump administration, he is the best choice for the office. He says he also wants to work with the Landry administration…

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Democrat Dustin Granger, a financial advisor and small business owner, is also competing for the office. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background. He says he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses including insurance companies.

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In addition to the Treasurer’s race, there are two other statewide run-offs; Secretary of State, Attorney General, and four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Voting begins at 7 am and ends at 8 pm.

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s black-tie inaugural ball is set for January 8 at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge at 7 pm. And he has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend. Landry says tickets can be purchased for $100 each at one-team-dot-la. Landry says in order to reserve a ticket…

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Landry wants to give Louisianans the opportunity to be a part of this special occasion.

With less than two months remaining in office, Governor John Bel Edwards says he and his team are making the transition for Landry’s administration seamless. He says his administration is leaving the state in a better position.

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The LSU Tigers are 31 and a half point favorites over the Georgia State Panthers this Saturday. A big part of why the Tigers are such heavy favorites is due to the LSU offensive line. The unit is a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award which the Tiger offense line of 2019 won. LSU offensive Lineman Charles Turner sees a big similarity between 2019 and this year’s team.

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The Tigers will face the Panthers at 7 pm on ESPN2 in Tiger Stadium.

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The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Baltimore Ravens in what will be an epic battle between two AFC North teams. The matchup will feature former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and former LSU wide receiver Jamar Chase take on their 2019 teammate and linebacker Patrick Queen who is the second leading tackler for the Baltimore Ravens. The game will be in Baltimore with kickoff at 7:15 tonight on Prime Video.

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The Ragin Cajuns have announced a huge 65 million dollar renovation to the west side of their stadium that will begin on December 11th. Athletic Department spokesman Evan Roberts says that the renovations will transform gameday for Cajun Nation.

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The Cajuns will take on Troy this Saturday with the game on the NFL Network at 2:30pm.

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In other college football news, Nicholls will try and win the Southland Conference title outright tonight when they take on Southeastern. Nicholls quarterback Mat McQuaide only had 106 yards in his last game, but had a season high 3 touchdown passes. The game will be in Hammond with kickoff at 6:00 pm and it will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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And in basketball news, LA Tech transfer Daniel Batcho got his immediate eligibility from the NCAA which makes him eligible to play for the Bulldogs tonight at ULM. Both teams have started their season 1 and 1 and the bulldogs are currently 10 and a half point favorites to win tonight.

Term-limited Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. As he prepares to turn over power to Louisiana’s 57^th governor, Edwards says his team is prepared to hand over the reins to Landry’s administration.

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Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. The black-tie ball will be held at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge. Landry says he wants to give Louisianans the opportunity to be a part of a memorable occasion.

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Landry will be inaugurated as Louisiana’s 57^th governor. The ball is set to begin at 7 pm.

The Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium Renovation at ULL has been talked about for more than a decade and as work begins next month, the west side of the stadium is expected to be ready for the 2025 season. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says that means limited seating for the 2024 season…

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Saturday is Election Day. On the ballot are 3 run off s and four constitutional amendments. The runoffs include Republican John Fleming and Democrat Dustin Granger for Treasurer, Democrat Lindsey Cheek and Republican Liz Murill for Attorney General, and Democrat “Gwen” Collins-Greenup and Republican Nancy Landry for Secretary of State. There are also four constitutional amendments to be decided.

Saturday is Election Day and among the statewide races is the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says his combined experience as a family physician, business owner, former member of Congress, and tenure in the Trump administration make the better choice for the office. He says the role of the treasurer is to protect taxpayers’ money.

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His opponent is Democrat Dustin Granger, a small business owner and financial advisor. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background and that he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses. Granger says for too long, Louisiana has cut investments in people, health, education, and infrastructure…

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The Ragin Cajuns’ football stadium is set to undergo a major renovation starting on December 11th. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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Expect delays on I-10 over Whiskey Bay for the next few days. Road Work begins on the bridge deck today impacting the right lane that was closed in October after crews found extensive damage to the bridge deck while conducting other repair work. The Louisiana Department of Transportation hopes to have work completed by Monday ahead of increased holiday traffic. You can Keep up with DOTD closures and activities at dotd.la.gov

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. Landry says tickets can be purchased at one-team-dot-la.

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I-10 Traffic over Whiskey Bay may get worse before it gets better. Road Work begins on the bridge deck today impacting the the right lane that was closed in October after crews found extensive damage to the bridge deck while conducting other repair work. The Louisiana Department of Transportation hopes to have work completed by Monday ahead of increased holiday traffic. You can Keep up with DOTD closures and activities at dotd.la.gov or 5111la.com. or just call 511

Governor John Bel Edwards was in the Louisiana Radio Network studios on Wednesday and talked. about his transition out of office…Teiko Foxx has more…

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Ragin Cajuns athletics announced today that 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says fans can view renderings of what the new stadium will look like at build-the-culture-dot-com…

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