The Legislative Auditor discovers the state’s Medicaid program potentially misspent as much as 85 million dollars on people who may not have been eligible. Matt Doyle has more.
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Measureable snow in the Monroe area this morning. It’s not a lot, but enough to make a miniature snowman. It’s also the earliest measureable snow event for Monroe as the previous record was November 24th, 1950. The clouds will move out and the temperatures will drop below freezing for much of the state during the overnight hours.

Food banks are seeing empty shelves as the holidays are approaching. President and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Mike Manning says the nation responding to areas hardest hit by natural disasters are having a negative impact of the food bank’s ability to fill the shelves with food.
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Manning is hoping that with the holidays approaching donations will increase.

In sports, the LSU Tigers landed a commitment from five-star Destrehan running back John Emery. And current Tigers running back Nick Brossette is taking some heat from fans and gamblers for not scoring a late touchdown against Arkansas. Instead, Brossette chose to slide. Brossette says he was just trying to keep the clock going as the coaches asked…
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Despite only a seven point win at Arkansas, LSU remains at number seven in the college football playoff rankings.