On the two-year anniversary of getting elected as governor, John Bel Edwards sends an email to supporters asking for donations for his re-election campaign. Emelie Gunn has the story…
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Delhi Senator Francis Thompson, who has served in the state legislature for 40 years, will undergo surgery next month for prostate cancer. Thompson says he’s never spent a night in the hospital, even when he was born…
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The 76-year-old Thompson says an MRI discovered the cancer and he’s hoping for a quick recovery.

A report released today finds that Louisiana’s drug, alcohol and suicide death rate could increase 42 percent in the next ten years. Well Being Trust chief policy officer, Ben Miller, says those who find themselves trapped by drug abuse need to know that there is a way out. Members of the medical community and those in mental health need to help lower the risk of suicide by making the first step…
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Nicholls State is preparing to host its first ever college football playoff game. The Colonels made the 24-team field by finishing 8-3 in the regular season. Athletic Director Matthew Roan says they are good enough to make a deep run in the playoffs
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Kickoff against South Dakota is Saturday at 3pm in Thibodaux.