9:30 AM Dec 1 Newscast

The Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a poll on next year’s U-S Senate race. CEO Daniel Erspamer says the Pelican Pulse poll found that state treasurer John Fleming has the best chance of ending up in a Republican primary runoff with Senator Bill Cassidy…

Cut 7 (14) “…22”

The other Republican Senate candidates, Julie Emerson, Blake Miguez, Cathy Seidan and Eric Skrmetta, are polling in the single digits.

LSU’s new head football coach Lane Kiffin arrived in Baton Rouge to cheering fans yesterday after departing Ole Miss amid their fans’ boos. He’s leaving a program that went 11-1 that will play in the College Football playoff this month. Kiffin says he wanted to coach the Rebels in the playoffs, but his request was denied by Ole Miss AD Keith Carter. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau…

Cut 12 (13) “…to mad at him”

Hurricane season ended yesterday and for the first time since 2015, no hurricane made landfall in the U.S. Elsewhere, despite a below-average number of storms, Colorado State research scientist Phil Klotzbach says this is considered an above-average season due to the strength of the major storms. It’s just the second season ever with more than two category five hurricanes

Cut 15 (09) “…very strong.”

Over 30 daughters showed up to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in beautiful dresses, where their tuxedo-clad fathers met them for a Daddy Daughter Dance organized by the national prison ministry, God Behind Bars.  Founder Jake Bodine says it was all because of several sponsors.

Cut 5 (15) “…sense of pride.”