Governor John Bel Edwards has his first announced challenger. Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone has filed paperwork that declares his candidacy for next year’s governor’s race. Rispone founded I-S-C Constructors and he plans on investing millions of his own money in the campaign. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Rispone’s wealth gives him a unique advantage…
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Recent reporting puts Governor Edwards war chest at five-million dollars.

Cooler air has finally arrived in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the cold front swung through the state yesterday…
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Keim says we’ll see cooler temperatures for the rest of the week.

The federal government is sending new Medicare cards to recipients. Each new card will have a unique new Medicare number, instead of a social security number in an effort to protect your identity. Jeff Hinson, regional administrator for C-M-S says while there’s a new card and number, Medicare benefits remain the same…
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Medicare recipienets should receive a new card by late November.

The Golden Band from Tigerland has invited cast members from the hit TV show “The Office” to the Mississippi State game after their performance of the “Offfice” theme song went viral last month. Drum major Beau Bujol says five other iconic series got some love from the LSU band during halftime of the Louisiana Tech game…
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Bujol says they will perform the “Bingewatch Show” again at halftime of the Mississippi State game and hopefully actors from the Office will be there.