The four major gubernatorial candidates will face off one last time on television before the October 24th primary. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The 2016-17 Louisiana Economic Outlook report shows low oil prices will continue to hurt some areas, while industrial booms benefit others. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Two people were killed in a plane crash at the Hammond Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The four major candidates for governor will appear in a statewide televised debate at six o’ clock on Louisiana Tech’s campus. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says he expects to see the two frontrunners, Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards, maintain their position and the other two candidates, Republicans Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne, attempt to break out and distinguish themselves.
In a Raycom Media poll of 600 registered voters, Edwards and Vitters are polling above 21-percent, while Dardenne and Angelle are in the single digits. Dubos says Vitter will likely be a target tonight….
Dubos says this will likely be the last chance voters will see all four candidates together before the October 24th election.
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The LSU Mammal Curator has discovered a new species while surveying in Indonesia. Jake Esselstyn found a new rodent never seen before. He says he and his team trapped a type of screw rat, while traveling up a mountain on the island of Sulawesi (Sue-lu-way-see).
Esselstyn says he often visits Indonesia to see how mammal diversity has evolved over time. He says this species, called the Hog-nosed rat, has a large pink nose, extremely large ears and long legs.
Esselstyn says they found a similar species last year and expect to find even more in years to come. He says there are many other tropical, mountainous islands like Sulawesi (Sue-lu-way-see) that are yet to be surveyed for mammal diversity.
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The 2016-17 Louisiana Economic Outlook report shows the state’s economy will continue to feel the effects of low oil prices, but industrial booms in certain areas will create major job growth. Economist and co-author of the report Dr. Loren Scott says the biggest gains will be seen from Baton Rouge to Lake Charles…:
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Meanwhile Scott says growth in the northern part of the state will remain mostly stagnant over the next couple of years with just a small amount of job losses predicted. He says areas in the oil patch around Houma and the Acadiana region will continue to struggle…:
The forecast projects, overall, Louisiana will add 15,400 jobs in 2016 and 19,600 in 2017. He says the report clearly indicates that Louisiana would really benefit by a rebound in the energy sector…:
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Even though it’s mid-October it will feel like summer again today as high temperatures will be in the 90s across much of Louisiana. Shreveport broke a 134 year-old record when temps reached the mid-90s yesterday. Brandi Hughes, with the National Weather Service, says dry conditions are helping to produce summer like weather…
The high temperatures today are expected to be in the mid-90s in north Louisiana, which would break the previous record high of 91 that was established in 1947 in both Monroe and Shreveport. Hughes says the record broken yesterday goes back even further…
Hughes says it will feel more like fall this weekend as a cold front will knock high temperatures back down to the 70s for much of the state
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The Saints look to turn their season around tonight when they host the Atlanta Falcons. The Dirty Birds are undefeated, while New Orleans is 1-4 and rank last in the NFL in total defense. But Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan believes they have enough talent to become one of the better teams in the league…
The Saints defense will have its hands full tonight. Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan is third in the NFL in passing yards and second-year running back Devonta Freeman is the league’s second leading rusher and has also caught 24 passes out of the backfield. Ryan says Freeman has looked impressive on the game film…
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Louisiana Tech will face on Mississippi State on Saturday. Tech has won three in a row, but head coach Skip Holtz wants to see his defense stop giving up big plays
Holtz says Mississippi State is playing well on offense and defense, but they may excel the most on special teams…
Mississippi State’s defensive coordinator is Manny Diaz, who was the defensive coordinator at Tech last season. Holtz says that does present some challenges…