LSU will play Florida this season and the game will be held in Death Valley on November 19th, instead of the Swamp. LSU’s previously scheduled game for that day against South Alabama has been cancelled. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says swapping out the Jaguars for the Gators, creates a difficult finish to the season….:
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As part of the deal, LSU agreed to play Florida in Gainesville the next two years.

We’re halfway through October, but you wouldn’t know it by the weather. State climatologist Barry Keim it’s abnormally warm and dry this month. He says a lack of clouds and rain is keeping temperatures higher than usual for this time of year.
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He says so far this month Louisiana has only seen one one-hundredth of an inch of rain.

Flood victims could get more answers about recovery during today’s meeting of the Restore Louisiana Task Force. The state will receive at 438-million dollars in federal disaster aid. Co-chairman of the Task Force and former Denham Springs Mayor Jimmy Durbin says the Office of Community Development will provide a recommendation on how to spend it.
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Durbin says they still aren’t sure exactly when the federal assistance will get into the hands of flood victims.

A Baton Rouge judge ruled that the US Senate debate next week will remain unchanged with no additional candidates being added. In the suit, Republican Troy Hebert argued it wasn’t fair to voters to only hear from the 5 richest candidates. But the judge said the LBP debate can go on as scheduled.