ESPN has named southeast Louisiana the center of the football universe this weekend with the two best games of the week being played in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Number three LSU takes on number one Alabama in Tiger Stadium, and President of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says the hotels are packed.
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ESPN’s College Gameday is in Baton Rouge for tomorrow night’s SEC showdown in Tiger Stadium and on Sunday the Saints host the undefeated Rams. New Orleans and Company spokesperson Kristian Sonnier says they also have Alabama fans staying in their city and there’s also a lot of excitement about the big game against L-A…
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March of Dimes gives Louisiana an F-grade in its annual report on pre-term births. In 2017, 13-percent of babies born in Louisiana were premature and that’s higher than the national rate, which is at 10-percent. March of Dimes President Stacy Stewart explains why Louisiana has more premature births than the rest of the nation….
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Stewart says there needs to be policy changes on all levels of government to improve the preterm birth rate.

Governor Edwards returns today from his week long trip to Israel. The governor met with business leaders in the areas of energy and cybersecurity. Edwards also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort to grow trade between Israel and Louisiana.