A lot of LSU fans feel the SEC completely dropped the ball for allowing the LSU/Florida game not to happen this weekend, as other games in the Sunshine State were easily moved while Hurricane Matthew approached. Stewart Mandel, college football writer for Fox Sports, says he doesn’t see why this marquee SEC matchup couldn’t have been moved…:
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Matthew is causing destruction along the East Coast, and some of the models show it looping back around early next week in the direction of Florida. State climatologist Barry Keim says the models are all over the place, but he doesn’t think it’s likely the storm makes it to the Gulf:
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Keim says Tropical Storm Nicole, which is south of Bermuda, could also affect Matthew’s path.

A Lafayette man with a passion for peppers is trying to breed the hottest pepper in the world. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Gas prices have been steadily rising over the past week as the seasonal decline stalls. AAA says the current statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.07, which is up more than a nickle from the prior week.