LSU’s explosive offense will have it’s work cut for it tomorrow against Georgia’s dominant defense. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Three Louisiana men have been cited for transporting parts of harvested deer from Texas into Louisiana, violating a state ban on such activity. Kevin Barnhart has details on the significance of the infraction.
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A new poll shows support for vaccines is near unanimous in Louisiana, but legaly mandated vaccinations are not as popular…
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LSU takes on Georgia tomorrow for an SEC Championship game that could have major implications for the college football playoffs.
Tigers QB Joe Burrow understands the significance of Saturday’s matchup and says it’s incredibly important to keep LSU’s perfect season alive with another win.
Cut 4 (10) “…for it.”
LSU are 6.5 favorites in the contest, up from four-point favorites earlier in the week.
Georgia features the best defense LSU has played all year. The Bulldogs have the second-best scoring defense in the nation, and Burrow says it’s largely due to the work of Richard LeCounte III and JR Reed.
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One place where the dogs aren’t so dominant; pass rush. Georgia has only nabbed 26 sacks this year, below LSU’s 30.
LSU made waves last year disposing of the then 5th ranked Georgia 36-16 in Tiger Stadium. Burrow was only 15/30 for 200 yards and no touchdowns in that game, but this year is a whole other animal.
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Kickoff is set for 3PM tomorrow.
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Chronic wasting disease is a major concern for the state, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding hunters returning from other states of the ban on bringing into Louisiana out of state deer carcasses. LDWF Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon says the reminder comes as three Louisiana men were cited for transporting parts of harvested deer from Texas.
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The ban has been in place since March of 2017 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the deer-killing virus. Bordelon says the disease has been detected in 26 other states, including the three bordering Louisiana.
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There are some provisions that would allow hunters to bring in deer parts from other states. Bordelon says the transport of meat will be given the green light if the meat has been cut and wrapped with no part of the spinal column or head attached.
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More details of the provisions can be found at wlf.la.org.
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A JMC Analytics poll shows near unanimous support for the use of vaccines on adults and children in Louisiana.
The anti-vax movement has made a lot of public hay over the issue, but JMC Publisher John Couvillon says his poll shows only three percent of adults disagree that vaccines are important for public health.
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Support drops to 91 percent agreement when those surveyed were asked if mandatory immunization should be required for children to attend public schools.
Generic support for vaccines may be high, but only just over half of respondents think it should be illegal to refuse to get your kid vaccinated.
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23 percent of respondents thought vaccines often cause serious side effects.
Couvillon says the biggest take away for lawmakers is that just because a very vocal minority of people have expressed heavy opposition to vaccines, doesn’t mean they’re anything other than widely popular.
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700 people were polled by phone for the survey.
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Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta will serve part of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Skrmetta received the appointment from the organization’s President Brandon Presley of Mississippi. Skrmetta breaks down what the job entails.
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Skrmetta says among the concerns he plans to spearhead, rural broadband internet access.
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Skrmetta will also serve as a liason to the White House to build a bridge between the organization and the federal administration. Skrmetta served as the co-chair of the Trump Louisiana campaign in 2016.
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Southern is at Alcorn State on Saturday for a rematch of the last year’s SWAC Championship game. The Braves won last year’s title game and beat the Jags again in late October. But Coach Dawson Odums’ team has won four straight since that game, including SWAC victories over Alabama A-and-M, Jackson State and Grambling…
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Alcorn had last Saturday off, while Southern had an emotional win over Grambling in the Bayou Classic. Odums says the Jaguars have to bring that emotion again tomorrow…
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The Saints take on the 49ers Sunday in a battle that may determine who takes the 1 seed and home-field advantage for the NFC playoffs.
San Fran has the number two scoring defense in the NFL, only allowing 15 points a game. Saints QB Drew Brees says unlike other teams, there are no holes for the Black and Gold offense to exploit…
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The 49ers are also number two in the league with 45 sacks on the season and are led by a dominant front four. Brees says that allows San Fran to drop seven back in coverage and still get a great pass rush.
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The line is led by rookie Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead, who’ve combined for 18 sacks.
The Saints’ offense will have to play that sought after near-perfect game they’ve openly discussed aiming for to have a chance Sunday. Drew says if there’s any time to pull it off, it’s now…
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