Senator John Kennedy says unless an FBI investigation uncovers any concerning new material about allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, he expects a final confirmation vote for his lifetime appointment to the US Supreme Court to be held later this week. The Senator says as of now, he knows where he stands…
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The FBI has spoken with Deborah Ramirez. She claims Kavanaugh exposed himself at a party when he was a freshman at Yale. Kavanaugh has strongly denied the accusation.

The Board of Regents has made the decision to perform an audit on universities, looking at admission policies. Universities will begin submitting data in January and a report is expected to be complete a few months later. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says the questions they are hoping to answer are clear.
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Of the 200-thousand students enrolled in the public institutions in the state last year, about a thousand were admitted by exception.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in California to promote Louisiana as a prime location for television and film production. A delegation from Louisiana is meeting with executives from Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Walt Disney Studios just to name a few. Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment Chris Stelly say they will promote the state’s revised film tax incentives.
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The governor’s office says the film industry has spent about one-point-three-billion dollars in Louisiana since mid-2016, including 634-million dollars on Louisiana resident payroll.

The Saints won their third straight yesterday as New Orleans beat the New York Giants 33-18.