Third-ranked LSU hosts top ranked Alabama as the unstoppable force meets the immovable object at Death Valley today. LSU has quite the task on its hands as they attempt to defy the odds and topple Nick Saban and the Tuscaloosa empire. Analyst Mike Detillier says compares Bama’s QB to Peyton Manning and another quarterback the Bayou State is quite fond of.
The price at the pump has seen a decline. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.47 in Louisiana today, down three cents from yesterday, nine cents since last week, and nearly sixteen cents since last month. Gas Buddy.com fuel analyst Dan McTeague says we may see the price continue to drop even further.
Cut 3 (05) “…really welcomed news.”
Congressman Ralph Abraham has a suite of new campaign ads airing across south Louisiana markets that don’t have many voters from his more northern and central district. Abraham has publicly waxed about the idea of running for governor, and reports say he’s giving it a hard look, but ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says like most GOP candidates, he’s likely anxiously awaiting a decision from Senator John Kennedy, the presumed frontrunner. Stockley says there’s good reason for that.
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The New Orleans Archdiocese has released the names of 57 priests dating back to 1917 who had credible allegations of child sexual abuse against them while in the ministry. Archbishop Gregory Aymond did not note how many claims were deemed un-credible, but says in order to move forward the church needed to address the issue.