LSU went from leading Texas A&M at halftime on Saturday to firing its head football coach on Sunday. During Kelly’s time as the head coach of LSU, he went 34-14 and 19-10 in the SEC. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says Kelly did not win at a high enough level and his CEO approach of coaching the team resulted in him being late to make necessary changes…
LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan has also been fired.
Senator Bill Cassidy has yet another challenger for his U.S. Senate seat, as State Representative Julie Emerson has announced her candidacy. The Carencro Republican introduced herself to statewide voters in a four-minute video.
Cut 3 (10) “…the state legislature.”
Emerson played a big role in the tax reform legislation approved by state lawmakers last year.
The inflation rate hit three-percent in September. That’s according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Stephen Kates, a financial analyst at Bankrate, says based on the way the year started, the three-percent year-over-year inflation is much better than what analysts had been bracing for.
Cut 8 (13) “…down from there.”
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened all Farm Service Agency offices across the country, including here in Louisiana. During a visit to Amite, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the move is to ensure that the shutdown does not interrupt America’s food supply.
Rollins says she’s glad that F-S-A offices are reopening to serve America’s farmers.