A survey conducted by the consulting firm Deloitte finds online shopping is ranked number one by consumers for their preferred method of holiday shopping. Don Molino has more…
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At a roundtable meeting today, Governor John Bel Edwards and other state leaders addressed ways to improve race relations. Halen Doughty has more…
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A report released by the consulting firm Deloitte finds the internet has taken the number one spot when it comes to how consumers will do their holiday shopping. Executive Director of the Louisiana Retailers Association Dawn Johnson says there is a big convenience factor when it comes to purchasing gifts online.
Johnson says a lot of Black Friday shoppers go into the store, find out information from employees, then order the item online to save. The survey found 50-percent of respondents admitted to showrooming.
Deloitte also found those polled plan on spending nearly one-thousand dollars on holiday gifts. But Johnson encourages shoppers to get out and shop in your local brick and mortar stores.
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The Baton Rouge Advocate reports Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher remains the top candidate to become the next head coach of the Bayou Bengals. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it’s not surprising Athletic Director Joe Alleva has Fisher high on his wishlist…
Fisher won a national championship at Florida State in January 2014 and has said he’s happy at F-S-U. But Worsham believes Fisher would take the LSU job if offered, to coach in the SEC West, college football’s toughest division…
Interim Head coach Ed Orgeron replaced Les Miles in September and the Tigers are 4-2 with Coach “O” at the helm. Worsham says if Fisher says no, Orgeron could get the LSU job…
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A USGS-NASA study found widespread shoreline loss across areas affected with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010. Research Oceanographer Elijah Ramsey says they compared the damage before and after the spill in the Barataria Bay area. He says in 2009 and 2010 there wasn’t a lot of coastline erosion.
Ramsey says that continued throughout the next year. The study also mentioned that some of the affected wetlands received treatment but it proved not to be helpful.
Ramsey says this is an important study and should not just be a onetime thing. He says along with widespread erosion, wetland fragmentation was experienced as well.
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State and community leaders met for a roundtable on race relations this morning at the State Capitol. Governor John Bel Edwards spoke, calling for a renewed effort to build trust between law enforcement and the public.
Edwards says they discussed teaching people in driver’s education courses how to respond to officers when they get pulled over. He says they also want to meet with kids in schools to educate youth about interacting with police.
Edwards says law enforcement agencies are also looking at increasing the number of training hours required and implementing new training methods. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says it’s starting with the cadet class training at their police academy…
Tensions were high in the summer after the police shooting of Alton Sterling and it’s still unknown when the Justice Department will complete its investigation of that case. Edmonson says resolving these problems is not just about training, it’s about having an open dialogue. He says the conversations don’t end when these meetings are over. He says we need ongoing discussions about ways to improve relations, and that starts with listening.
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