Today is Veterans Day, and ceremonies and parades are taking place throughout the state this weekend. State Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Col. Joey Strickland says Veterans Day is always special in Louisiana because of its strong military history…:
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He says the best thing you can do today to honor the military, is to say thank you to a Veteran.

LSU has an 11am kickoff today in Tiger Stadium, and even though Arkansas has struggled lately, Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says the Razorbacks will come into Death Valley believing they can win…:
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LSU still has a chance to win 10 games this season. It would be the first time since the 2013 season they’ve reached double digits in wins.

The state Department of Health announces new data shows there are fewer opioids being prescribed since Medicaid expansion began in July 2016. This comes amid recent claims by Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry that the better access to healthcare is fueling the opioid crisis. But in a release from the Governor’s Office, the Board of Pharmacy says there was a 2 percent reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions from the year before Medicaid expansion to the year after.

There’s a new program in Louisiana which aims to grow the workforce by educating adults who don’t have a high school diploma. Jason Beard is the senior manager for Educational Testing Service. He says the program is called WorkReady-the letter U…:
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It’s estimated 600,000 adults in Louisiana didn’t graduate high school.