Today is Small Business Saturday and retailers hope to exceed last year’s profits even with a few hurdles. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Early voting for the December 11th election begins today. 38 of the state’s 64 parishes have a local race or issue on their ballot. There’s a run-off election for sheriff in Orleans and voters in St. Tammany will vote on whether a casino can re-locate to Slidell. In Ouachita Parish, Richwood Mayor Gerald Brown is facing a recall effort.

Ed Orgeron is likely coaching his final game as head coach of the LSU Tigers today. ESPN college football writer Chris Low believes LSU athletic director Scott Woodward’s first choice is Texas A-and-M coach Jimbo Fisher…
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Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley could be plan B and LSU basketball coach Will Wade and baseball coach Jay Johnson are now following Riley on Twitter and so are current players and recruits.

In other coaching news, Louisiana Tech announced today will be Skip Holtz’s final game as head coach of the Bulldogs after nine seasons.

The Bayou Classic kicks off today at 4 PM in the Superdome. Southern and Grambling both have losing records. But the schools’ bands plan to put on a great show at halftime. Bayou Classic organizer Dottie Belletto…
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