Louisiana Economic Development has launched a nationwide campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana to explore new employment opportunities. LED Secretary Stephen Moret says “Come Home, Louisiana” is a campaign targeted at natives who are living out of state…:
CUT 3 (09) “all those jobs”
Moret says they’re doing this because more jobs are opening in Louisiana than can be filled by current residents.

A trial date has been set for the lawsuit which challenges the controversial law in Louisiana which requires abortion doctors to have admitting privlages at nearby hospitals. The case is scheduled to be heard on March 30th of next year but until then a temporary restraining order barring the state from penalizing doctors who are applying to have admitting privileges remains in effect.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series which was shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. This season the show is about a traveling carny sideshow troupe of “mistakes of nature” as the script says. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly expects this one will be as sucessful as American Horror Story: The Coven which was also shot in The Big Easy…:
CUT 9 (12) “certainly strong”
This American Horror Story season includes Academy Award winner Kathy Bates playing a beared lady, and Sarah Paulson with two heads. The spooky begins at 9pm.

During the SEC Media teleconference this morning, LSU coach Les Miles says he’s still not ready to name a starting quarterback for the game at Florida this weekend. Miles says both Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings are performing well in practice and he’ll name a starter later in the week.