LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva has sent a letter to Tiger fans outlining the qualities he’s looking for in a new football coach. Jeff Palermo reports..
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The Public Service Commission has approved the construction of an 869 million dollar Entergy plant. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights gets underway this weekend across north Louisiana. Executive Director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lynn Dorsey, says there are different festivals being held in Alexandria-Pineville, Monroe-West Monroe, Shreveport-Bossier, Minden and Natchitoches.
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Dorsey says in Minden they will have a fasching festival, which is a German celebration similar to Mardi Gras, to honor Minden’s German heritage. She says it all begins at dusk tomorrow when all the holiday lights in the city will be turned on.
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Natchitoches Main Street Manager, Samantha Bonnette, says Turn on the Lights is their kickoff to their annual Christmas festival. She says tomorrow the city of Natchitoches will celebrate with a day-long event of food, fun, and fireworks. She says there will be food vendors, live music, and inflatable jumpers for the kids.
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For more information about festivals throughout north Louisiana, go to HolidayTrailOfLights.com.
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The Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s request to build a new 869 million dollar plant in St. Charles Parish. Entergy Spokesperson Michael Burns says they’re investing in the future of Louisiana. He says it will be a modern, highly efficient plant and will save customers billions.
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The plant is scheduled to be up and running by June of 2019. Burns says this power will be used throughout southeast Louisiana and meet the increased demand along the Mississippi River.
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Entergy says the plant will be a highly efficient and use 30-percent less fuel than traditional plants. Burns says the power from this plant in Montz, could meet the city of New Orleans’ needs on the hottest day of the year. He says Entergy customers can expect slightly higher bills…
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LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva has sent a letter to Tiger fans outlining the qualities he’s looking for when hiring a new head football coach. He said the guidelines include integrity, work ethic, relentless recruiter and accomplished leader. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says one of the items in Alleva’s letter stuck out…:
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Moran said a letter like this would be what any athletic director would look for in a coach. He said Alleva’s final note is that the hire must be an accomplished leader of young men, and the first instinct would be to think that these qualities sound like Interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron.:
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Moran said Alleva could be putting out this letter because he’s tired of hearing a lot of misinformation and speculation that’s circling. He believes this also points to the fact that a resolution is coming down very soon…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards has delayed an 18-million dollar cut to public colleges as part of his plan to eliminate a $313 million budget deficit. The governor did so at the request of legislators, who expressed concern at today’s budget meeting about another funding cut to higher ed. Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson asks for another month to see if there’s a way they can cut the budget, without impacting universities.
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Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala says he doesn’t understand why higher education is taking the brunt of the cuts, but the Louisiana Department of Health isn’t taking any. He says the higher ed budget has increased by $200 million in the last four years, but LDH’s budget has seen a $1.4 billion hike.
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The Revenue Estimating Conference meets again December, and there’s a chance the state’s budget shortfall could increase by then. New Orleans Senator JP Morrel says by putting this cut off until next month, the ball is now in the legislature’s court.
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