LSU begins defense of its national championship with a new quarterback, Myles Brennan. Jeff Palermo has more on the six-foot-four junior from Mississippi…
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Many central Louisiana Suddenlink customers still don’t have internet, phone, and TV service over a month after Hurricane Laura struck. Matt Doyle has the story.
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After watching Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow break nearly every passing record last season, Myles Brennan gets a chance to show what he can do as the LSU starting quarterback when LSU hosts Mississippi State tomorrow. Brennan says he’s looking forward to writing his own story
Brennan has appeared in 17 games for the Tigers since 2017, mostly in mop up duty. The six-foot-four junior was asked how he’ll keep his emotions in check now that he’s the starter
LSU only returns two starters on offense and three starters on defense from last year’s national championship team. But Brennan says despite the inexperience they’ll be just fine
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Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins for U-S Senate. UL-Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says an endorsement is never a bad thing, but he doesn’t feel it will sway white Louisiana voters at the polls since only 14-percent of them supported Obama in 2012.
However, Cross says the endorsement does raise Perkin’s profile on a national level.
Cross says there has not been much attention focused on the Senate race because Louisiana is perceived as a red state and it’s unlikely to flip.
Perkins is running against incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy.
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State lawmakers approved the taxing rate for online fantasy sports betting in June, but players will have to wait until at least mid-November before they can legally use Fan Duel and Draft Kings. Crowley Representative John Stefanski says the Gaming Control Board still has to act…
Stefanski says when there’s a change to Louisiana’s gambling laws, there’s a lengthy wait for approval between the public input periods, the Gaming Control Board, and the Legislature…
Stefanski says online fantasy sports gaming is currently in a period of public comment under the Gaming Control Board. Once that period passes the issue will be shot back to the Legislature for final approval of rules, then back to the Gaming Control Board for potential finalization at a November 19th meeting.
Despite passing legislation and parish-by-parish votes approving the activity, Louisiana is one of only eight states where you can’t log onto FanDuel or Draft Kings and play. Stefanski explains the delay…
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A month after Laura ripped through the state many central Louisiana Suddenlink customers are still without internet, phone, and television service.
Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says Cleco restored power to the region within ten days of Laura’s arrival, but Suddenlink is dragging their feet.
Suddenlink CEO Dexter Goei reported that about 90 percent of customers had been restored but Johnson says the sheer volume of constituent calls and emails he gets puts that estimation into question.
Johnson says there are a lot of kids who can’t take their online classes, businesses who can’t operate, nursing home residents who are isolated, and clinics who can’t receive medical records.
Suddenlink was purchased by foreign firm Altice in 2012. Johnson says since then Cenla customers have seen a drastic decline in the quality of their service, but unfortunately, Suddenlink is the only provider in the area.
Johnson says because of this incident and the company’s history of selling services they can’t provide they’re pushing the Attorney General to start using his power to intervene, and…