Louisiana thanks its Veterans today with 42 different events across the state. Matt Doyle has more…
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LSU’s win over longtime rival Alabama will go down as one of the best victories in program history. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Ruston scores a 17 million dollar grant that will help the city overhaul the connection between the LA Tech campus and downtown. Matt Doyle spoke with Mayor Ronny Walker…
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Veterans Day honors military service members across the nation today. The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will be a part of 42 different events to help celebrate those who have served. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Alex Juan spokesperson says if you can only make it to one event…
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Juan says Veterans Day gives people the opportunity to thank veterans and ponder the many sacrifices service members make to serve the country…
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Juan says Veterans Day is a significant day in history where the guns of the First World War went silent…
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It’s the last week of the gubernatorial campaign. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says both candidates need to focus on their core constituents. He says Rispone must appeal to his base of rural conservatives and Trump supporters and he needs the support of his former opponent.
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Cross says Edwards should focus on African American voters and also reiterate that the state is not in a financial crisis.
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Cross says while the candidates focus on voters this week we can expect the PACS to only sharpen their attack ads on a variety of topics this week.
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The run-off is on Saturday, November 16th.
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The eight-game losing streak to Alabama is over. The Fighting Tigers went into Tuscaloosa on Saturday and beat the Crimson Tide 46-41 in a game that was quite the departure from LSU’s last victory over Bama, 9-to-6 in 2011. Coach Ed Orgeron told the guys before the game they were the better team…
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The victory puts the Tigers in the driver’s seat to win the SEC West and play in the conference championship game in December. The Bayou Bengals still have three more regular-season games and Orgeron says he will not let his team become complacent…
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Quarterback Joe Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns and he’s now the frontrunner to win the Heisman Trophy. Burrow says that’s not his number one goal…
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Ruston receives a 17-million dollar federal transportation grant to transform the city’s connection with Louisiana Tech. Mayor Ronny Walker says the money will go towards building seamless transition of streets, bike paths, and walkways leading from downtown Ruston to the Tech campus.
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Baton Rouge also received a 15 million dollar grant to create a bus rapid transit project.
Part of the money will go towards installing a high tech sensor array throughout the area that Walker says will become a testbed for other smart city projects.
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Walker says they aren’t sure when they’re going to get the money, but once it is received, it should take about three years before the project is complete.
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Walker says 895 cities applied for the grant. Ruston was one of 92 cities that were ultimately awarded.
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The Saints were on the wrong end of the biggest upset of the NFL season on Sunday as the one and seven Falcons came into the Superdome and flew back to Atlanta 26-9 win over New Orleans. The loss drops the Black and Gold’s record to 7-and-2. Coach Sean Payton gives credit to the Falcons
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The Saints never found the end zone as Quarterback Drew Brees was sacked six times. And New Orleans only had 52 rushing yards as the offensive line had a bad day. Brees. on the troubles the offense had
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The Saints were just 3-of-12 on third downs. Brees says the 12 penalties against New Orleans didn’t help…
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ULM used a balanced attack to beat Georgia State 45-31 on Saturday. The Warhawks rushed for 299 yards and threw for 291. Warhawks Coach Matt Viator says the defense also did its job
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The win snaps a two-game losing streak. Viator is glad to see his team back respond after a tough homecoming loss to Arkansas State
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