A Thanksgiving Day crash kills four people in Lafourche Parish. State Police say the two-vehicle collision happened at the intersection of US Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 182 east of Raceland shortly after 5 PM. Killed in the crash were 54-year-old Barbera Guidry and 35-year old Catlin Leboeuf both of Wiggins, Mississippi, and 31-year old Dustin Moore and 30-year old Michelle Moore both of Raceland. The crash remains under investigation.
The holiday shopping season is officially underway, and LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says the Labor Department has shown price increases over the last year of 13% for TVs, furniture 11% and appliances 7%. He says holiday shoppers looking for great deals can find them, but it may take a little research.
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday an initiative to remind shoppers to support local small retailers. State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, Dawn McVea says and like large retailers, small ones are also feeling the impacts of supply chain disruptions. She says about half of their members report they are feeling the effects of shipping delays.
The Bayou Classic is back in New Orleans and the festivities get underway tonight, like Battle of the Bands. Kickoff Saturday for the match between Grambling and Southern is at 4 tomorrow and Dottie Belletto, CEO of N-O-C-C-I, the management company that puts on the event says you’ll definitely want to be in your seats for the halftime show.
Proceeds from the game fund scholarships for both schools.