What electronic items are a good buy this holiday season? Kelley Ray spoke with a retail analyst to find out…
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Expect to spend more for a fresh Christmas Tree this year, as the supply is down. Michelle Southern has more…
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A Caddo Parish man is back with his family after he was detained by Guatemalan authorities in March. Emelie Gunn has the story…
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The food delivery app Waitr will deliver over two-thousand hot Thanksgiving meals across Louisiana and five other states. They began delivering on Monday and will continue this week. Waitr’s Director of New Market Growth Whitney Savoie says customers donated money through their app to help families who needed a hot Thanksgiving meal. Waitr also asked their restaurants to get involved…
Savioe says CEO Chris Meaux was looking for a unique way to help needy families during the holiday season…
Savoie says Waitr and their 38-hundred employees matched a part of the donation. She says it’s a wonderful feeling to know those donations will remain in the communities they serve…
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In some cases, Black Friday starts today, as 38 retail chains plan to open today. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says brick and mortar stores are feeling the pinch due to increasing internet sales, but they are putting up a fight…
So how do you know if you are getting a good deal on Black Friday? Rice says take some time beforehand and research the items you are looking to get…
What are some of the best deals this year? Rice says…
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Christmas tree lots are popping up around Louisiana. We talked with Gray Anderson of Grant Christmas Tree Farm and Syrup Mill in Allen Parish. He says one of the most important things to do is keep the tree well moisturized…
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There is a reported national shortage in Christmas trees this year, due to the financial recession a few years ago. It could mean higher prices for a tree than in the past. Kevin Steele of Steele’s Christmas Tree Farms near Angie in Washington Parish explains…
After years of a stagnant economy, Steele says people are looking to go back to familiar traditions and it all starts with the tree…
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Governor John Bel Edwards calls the recent wave of sexual harassment allegations made against politicians, journalists and those in the entertainment industry as heart breaking. Edwards says the common theme is a man who is in a position of power or prestige…
Edwards hopes this discussion will result in H-R departments implementing solid policies that will help victims of sexual harassment come forward…
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Edwards has two daughters and he said it would be painful for him, if they were victims of sexual harassment. The governor says he’s surprised by the number of allegations made in recent weeks, including the ones against television journalist and talk show host Charlie Rose…