LSU announces that its live mascot, Mike VI, was euthanized today at the age of 11 following a four-month battle with cancer. His vet, Dr. David Baker, says one of the things he loved the most about Mike is that he was never shy, even from the first day he met him at the Great Cats of Indiana nonprofit rescue facility…
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LSU says there will not be a formal memorial service for Mike VI.

One in four Americans report having a medical condition worsen because of delaying emergency medical attention for fear of insurance gaps. That’s according to a poll by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The survey also found more than half of respondents are paying more for insurance coverage. ACEP president, Dr. Jay Kaplan, is not surprised:
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The new Republican Party deputy chairman of Louisiana, Tim Breaux, says he will stand by Presidential candidate Donald Trump amid an 11-year-old recording recently released with the businessman making lewd comments about women. Breaux, from Lafayette, says he’s been around Trump on many occasions and has never heard him make statements of this nature…:

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But Executive Director of the Louisiana Democratic Party, Stephen Handwerk, says even if we dismiss the tape from 11 years ago, we only have to go back a week to find more inappropriate tweets or comments…:
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Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 8th election.

Again our breaking news at this hour is that LSU’s live mascot Tiger, Mike VI, has died.