With a week of campaigning to go, Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu is making a big issue over time sheets that possibly show her opponent, Republican Bill Cassidy, was paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he never did. Landrieu says 16 statements that have been made public are full of inconsistencies…:
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A request from Cassidy’s office seeking comment was not returned. The two debate tonight.

US-Senator David Vitter says he no longer supports Common Core. Vitter had said he supported the education standards but now says he’s talked to thousands of parents and teachers who don’t like it and feel it doesn’t give Louisiana enough control. He says we should get out of Common Core and establish our own state system of standards and testing.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says 221-thousand voters casted ballots during the early voting period that ended Saturday. Schedler says they averaged over 44-thousand votes a day which is great..:
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He’s optimistic we’ll see voter turnout at 40-percent election day Saturday.

Louisiana State Police say a husband is dead and his wife is in serious condition after the motorcycle the were riding collided with a deer Saturday night near Leesville. They say 53-year-old Gordon Bolton and his passenger, 57-year-old Monika Bolton were ejected when they crashed into the animal in Vernon Parish. Mr. Bolton was pronounced dead at a hospital and his wife is recovering from serious injuries. Both were wearing helmets.

There’s another Senate debate tonight between incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bill Cassidy. So what can we expect to hear? Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Landrieu will use the latest allegations that Cassidy, a doctor, was paid for medical work by the LSU Health Sciences Center he allegedly never performed…:
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Cassidy denies the allegations and Dubos says all the Congressman will bring up tonight is Landrieu’s voting record with the President’s policies.

Today is Cyber Monday and LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says today is becoming a bigger shopping day than Black Friday…:
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He says more people than ever are saving their shopping for today.

Eating right and staying healthy is more of a challenge during the holiday season. Jeff Palermo has some tips…:
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The LSU Tiger Football team is back in the Top 25 and sit at No. 23 in the AP and 24 in the latest coaches poll released Sunday. So now the purple and gold have finished the regular season ranked for the 6th year in a row and the 9th time under head coach Les Miles.

Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican challenger Bill Cassidy will meet in a televised Senate debate tonight. Political analyst Clancy Dubos expects Cassidy will continue to connect Landrieu’s voting record with President Obama’s policies…

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He says you can bet Landrieu will bring up recent allegations that Cassidy, who is a doctor, was paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he never did.

Staying fit and not gaining weight is difficult for some during the holiday season. State Department of Health and Hospital’s Well-Ahead Director, Melissa Martin, says you should try to plan out your meals, so you are not rushing to eat or forced to eat fast food on a regular basis…

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She also says staying hydrated is one way to make sure you don’t eat too much during one sitting.

Training is underway for a new cadet class of the Louisiana State Police. Scott Carwile reports…

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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Marksville woman was found dead in her home last night and a search is on for her husband. Authorities found 46-year-old Laura Williams dead due to an apparent stabbing. Deputies are now looking for 48-year-old Dennis Williams. Dennis was last seen wearing jeans and a blue button down shirt. He is described as 6’1″ and weighing 220 pounds. If you have any information about his whereabouts, you are asked to contact the sheriff’s office.

Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu and republican challenger Bill Cassidy will meet in a televised Senate debate tonight. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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State Police say a man was killed and his wife seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a deer near Leesville. They say 53-year-old Gordon Bolton was killed and 57-year-old Monika Bolton was injured after both thrown from the bike as a result of the collision. Authorities say both were wearing helmets. The investigation is ongoing.

Training has begun for State Police Cadet Class #93 to earn the privilege of wearing the “gold boot” badge of the Louisiana State Police. State Police graduated Cadet Class #92 in May and added 46 troopers to the roster. Trooper Jared Sandifer says this new cadet class will go through 20 weeks of intense training…

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He’s hopeful this class will produce 50 new troopers out of about 70 in the class.

After crowding shopping centers for great deals during Black Friday, consumers will now turn to the internet for Cyber Monday. LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says even though retail stores and malls were busy this weekend, some people were waiting until today to make most of their purchases…

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Rice says Cyber Monday is becoming a bigger deal then Black Friday for many consumers.

Tonight is the last night voters will get to see democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and republican challenger Bill Cassidy debate before Saturday’s Senate election. Political bloggers first reported that some of Cassidy’s time sheets from LSU did not add up to the hours he actually worked. Dubos says this issue will likely come up in tonight’s debate, but it might be too little too late for Landrieu’s re-election chances…

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In published reports, Cassidy denies the accusations that he received payments for work he didn’t do.

After spending the weekend shopping for great deals at the mall and other retail stores, consumers will now turn to the internet for Cyber Monday. LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says Cyber Monday is becoming a bigger deal then Black Friday for many consumers

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Rice says even though shopping centers and malls were busy this weekend, some people were waiting until today to make most of their purchases.

Training is underway for a new cadet class of the Louisiana State Police. State Police Cadet Class #93 will go through 20 weeks of training. Trooper Jared Sandifer says says the graduates from this class will help bolster trooper numbers statewide…

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State Police graduated Cadet Class #92 in May and added 46 troopers to the roster. Sandifer’s hopeful this class will produce 50 new troopers.

Staying fit and avoiding weigh gain is difficult for some during the holiday season. State department of health and hospital’s Well-Ahead Director, Melissa Martin, says during the holiday season, many people take in more calories than they do during other months of the year, so she says find ways to burn off those calories…

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Martin says also try to plan out your meals, so you are not rushing to eat or forced to eat fast food on a regular basis.

Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu and republican challenger Bill Cassidy will meet in a televised Senate debate tonight. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says you can bet Landrieu will bring up the recent allegations that Cassidy, who is a doctor, was paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he never did…

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Political bloggers first reported that some of Cassidy’s time sheets from LSU did not add up to the hours he actually worked.

The State Police Cadet Class #93 has started training to earn the privilege of wearing the “gold boot” badge of the Louisiana State Police. The cadets will go through 20 weeks of training. Trooper Jared Sandifer says about 70 new cadets reported to the Training Academy yesterday…

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This is the second State Police cadet class to be held since September 2008.

After spending the weekend shopping for great deals at the mall and other retail stores, consumers will now turn to the internet for Cyber Monday. LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says savvy consumers held off on buying certain items this past weekend to see what kind of deals they’ll get today…

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Rice says Cyber Monday is becoming a bigger deal than Black Friday for many consumers.

Staying fit or maintaining your current weight is difficult for some during the holiday season. State department of health and hospital’s Well-Ahead Director, Melissa Martin, says staying hydrated is one way to make sure you don’t eat too much during one sitting…

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Martin says during the holiday season, many people take in more calories than they do during other months of the year.