Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Baton Rouge later today for a fundraiser to benefit Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone. Matt Doyle has more…
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Many LSU and Saints fans are in a good mood this morning. The Black and Gold won their sixth straight yesterday as they defeated Arizona 31-9. Drew Brees returned from a five-week absence to throw three TD passes. And LSU is ranked number one in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time 2011. Alabama is second and the Tigers and Tide meet a week from Saturday.

Research from Accountemps finds that 90-percent of workers admit to coming into the office with cold or flu symptoms. And 33-percent of the respondents say they always go to work even when under the weather. Carrie Lewis with Robert Half in New Orleans says if you’re sick, see if you can do your work from home, so you don’t get your co-workers sick…
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The survey questioned 2,800 workers in 28 cities around the country.

The Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge turns 100 years old this year. It’s long been a haven for wildlife, birds and fisch species. But Scooter Trosclair says this Louisiana treasurer faces a threat from coastal land loss…
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Trosclair says the refuge has received 33 million dollars in grant funding to help strengthen shoreline protection.