Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating the fact that the state will not have to make mid-year cuts for the first time in nearly a decade.
Cut 1 (28) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Rather than join a gym and risk wasting a membership if you abandon a New Years Resolution to become healthier as most people do, Rebecca Guidroz with the Louisiana Department of Health’s Well Ahead Program says it’s better to incorporate activities you would enjoy in the long run…:
Cut 12 (09) “your goals”

Could LSU be parting ways with offensive coordinator Matt Canada soon after Monday’s Citrus Bowl? A report surfaced Wednesday night that the school has been working on an agreement since the Texas A&M game to let Canada go. A reporter asked Coach O about his relationship with Canada Wednesday and if it was true that he wanted to do something in the Troy loss that Canada didn’t want to do…:
CUT 25 (02) “what I wanna do”
The Tigers leave today for Orlando where they will face Notre Dame New Years Day.

Meanwhile New Orleans is gearing up for a huge New Years weekend with holiday celebrations, and Alabama and Clemson fans in town for the Sugar Bowl Monday. Kristian Sonnier is with the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau..:
Cut 7 (09) “Sugar Bowl”
ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve will be in New Orleans for a second straight year to count down to the New Year in the Central Time Zone.