November has just begun and many retailers are already beating the Christmas shopping season drum. Eric Gill has more…

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 A Baton Rouge doctor has created a new shoe to help alleviate heel pain. Emelie Gunn has more…

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 The 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty Period will run from November 16^th to December 15^th. Michelle Southern has more…

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November has just begun and many retailers are already beating the Christmas shopping season drum. Many stores are already setting up Christmas displays and advertising Christmas specials. Dan Rice, LSU Marketing Professor, says it appears stores are starting the Christmas season earlier and earlier each year…

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He says it seems like retailers are trying to train consumers to make Christmas purchases earlier. Rice says many companies are not just going to have “Black Friday” deals for the holidays. He says some are giving holiday deals that are good for a longer period of time, up to several weeks in some instances…

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Monday, online retailer Amazon launched a “Black Friday Deals Store” which will post sales daily til November 27th. Rice expects this Christmas shopping season to be a good one with people shopping both in-store and online…

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 A Baton Rouge doctor has designed a new shoe to help alleviate heel pain. Dr. Meredith Warner with LSU Louisiana Business and Technology Center, created The Healing Sole, which is a patent-pending flip flop which helps people recovered quicker from heel pain for various reasons, including plantar fasciitis.

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 Warner says right now she is running a clinical trial to prove that the flip flop is actually working. She says the shoe incorporates basic treatment principles that doctors use regularly and considers it as a recovery device.

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 Warner says The Healing Sole places five treatment methods into the shoe. She says the most important design of the flip flop is the lifted big toe area, which puts a nice stretch on the plantar fascia.

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Another statewide race headed into the November 21st runoff is between incumbent Republican Buddy Caldwell and fellow GOP challenger Jeff Landry for the office of Attorney General. Landry announced Monday he’s picked up the endorsement of the Democratic third place finisher in the primary, Geri Broussard Baloney. Landry says the AG’s office needs major reform…:

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Landry, a former Congressman and Tea Party favorite, says Caldwell is in for a difficult fight because the AG’s office is currently filled with cronyism, nepotism and corruption…:

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Caldwell has held the position since 2008. He says Landry has never tried a case and is unqualified to be be the state’s lawyer..:

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In the primary, Caldwell received 35 percent of the vote to Landry’s 33 percent. He says the AG’s office deals with a caseload that Landry has too little experience to deal with…:

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The 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty program will run November 16^th to December 15^th.  Jared Coniglio (ca-nig-lee-oh), deputy secretary with the Department of Revenue, says this gives people the opportunity to bring their delinquent taxes up to date with lessened interest charges and penalties for 30 days.

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 Coniglio says this amnesty period is possible because of the legislation passed in 2013, which allowed three years of amnesty but wouldn’t be offered again for a decade. He says in the past two amnesty periods, they collected more than their goals of $150 million in 2013 and $104 million in 2014.

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 Coniglio says the goal keeps shrinking because every year there are less tax payers that owe delinquent taxes, so many people take advantage of this opportunity.

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The biggest game of the season has arrived for the 4th ranked LSU Tigers as they will face 7th ranked Alabama on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. LSU is undefeated while the Crimson Tide have one loss. Coach Les Miles says it’s been their goal to be in this position and have a chance to take control of the SEC West race…

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A big game on Saturday for LSU running back Leonard Fournette and he can likely look forward to winning the Heisman Trophy in December. But Miles doesn’t want his talented sophomore to think about postseason awards, just victory….

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In big games like this, mistakes can cost you. LSU leads in the SEC penalty yards per game and Miles hopes his team doesn’t see too many flags this Saturday

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It appears we’ll have at least one gubernatorial debate before the November 21st runoff election. Eric Gill reports…

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State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donleon is issuing some reminders to the public, now that the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period is underway. Don Molino reports…:

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It appears we’ll have at least one gubernatorial debate before the November 21st runoff election. Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards will face off November 16th in a WVLA-TV debate televised statewide. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Louisiana voters deserve to hear the two candidates exchange ideas…

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The debate will begin at 6PM from The Dunham School in Baton Rouge. A recent poll shows Vitter’s unfavorable rating at 52-percent. Stockley believes this has a lot to do with Senator’s negative campaign strategy. He says Vitter will have to walk a tightrope during the debate…

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He says Vitter will have to find a way to expose the weaknesses of Edwards without coming across as negative. Edwards placed first in the primary with 40-percent of the vote, followed by Vitter’s 23-percent. Stockley says Edwards’ campaign strategy is working and he shouldn’t change anything…

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State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donleon is issuing some reminders to the public, now that the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period is underway. He says during enrollment, which runs November 1st through January 31st, 2016, families that do not receive healthcare through their employers can sign up through the online Health Insurance Marketplace…:

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The state department of insurance has launched a webpage with key information about open enrollment at ldi.la.gov/5things. Donelon says, historically, about 20% of people in Louisiana are uninsured. He says, under the Affordable Care Act, the tax penalty fee for not having coverage is substantially bigger in 2016 than it was in 2015…:

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Donelon says if you do not elect coverage by January 31st, you will be unable to get healthcare insurance unless you qualify for a special enrollment period due to a life change such as marriage or pregnancy. He says going to out-of-network providers can be expensive…:

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Rapides Parish continues to clean up after severe weather ripped through the area over the weekend. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Tommy Carnline says a tornado touched down Saturday morning in the Elmer community that caused some damage…

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He says, fortunately, no injuries were reported. Tornados also touched down near the Tangipahoa Parish town of Tickfaw and the Livingston Parish town of Albany Saturday. Carnline says clean up and repair efforts are underway…

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Cleco estimates all power in the area will be restored this afternoon. Carnline encourages motorists to exercise caution on the roadways and pay special attention to roads where there is standing water…

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November is National Lung Cancer Awareness month and health officials are encouraging individuals, especially older current or former smokers, to talk to their doctor about lung screening. Dr.Brad Vincent is a pulmonologist with Mary Bird Perkins – OLOL Cancer Center in Baton Rouge. He says lung cancer kills more Americans than colon, breast and prostate combined…:

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Vincent says screenings can detect lung cancer even before the first symptoms appear and are set to be covered by Medicare and health insurance companies beginning next year. He says the horrible thing about lung cancer is that patients typically don’t have any symptoms early on…:

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Vincent says the National Cancer Institute says lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in the US, but when caught early, treatment can help patients to live longer, healthier lives. He says the earliest symptom is a simple cough that many patients dismiss, so it’s important to know your risk factors…:

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