State Fire Marshal Butch Browning has tips on keeping you and your family safe this holiday.
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A simple task of holiday house cleaning has resulted in a couple coming up with enough cash to just buy a whole new house. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Louisiana tradition of frying a turkey for Thanksgiving can be disastrous if not done correctly. The holiday can result in a cornucopia of calls to first responders. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says to make sure your frying pot is on grass or concrete, not on a wooden surface. Also, that it is far enough away from anything combustible.
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Browning says the main reason for a turkey fry turning into a fiery situation is due to the grease overflowing from the frying pot. So how do you avoid that?
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Browning says preparation of the area surrounding the fryer can contribute to the prevention of an emergency.
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Governor Edwards, on Ask The Governor, said minimum wage increase successes in other southern states have galvanized his administration and their allies to push for a pay raise for working class Louisianans again in the next legislative session. Corporate lobbies like the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry oppose the increased pay but…
Edwards has stuck to his guns on the issue since his 2015 election, where he made raising the minimum a key plank in his platform. While Arkansas jumped to 11 an hour, and Missouri voted in 12 over time, Edwards says he plans to pursue what he calls his modest campaign pledge….
But a legislative leader on minimum wage issues says 8.50 an hour may not cut it this time around. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says after three years of zero progress, he’s looking at a more ambitious plan than what the Governor is proposing.
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A Mandeville couple has something additional to be thankful for as they were cleaning house preparing for family coming into town and found a winning lottery ticket, just two weeks shy of expiration. The ticket was valued at 1.8 million dollars, as it was the sole jackpot-winning ticket from a June drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson BreAnne Frye says the ticket was found on a nightstand.
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Frye says of the couple’s plans with their winnings…
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Frye says it’s not just the couple that is seeing a nice return on the ticket purchase as the seller will also be receiving a generous kick back.
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Coach O is closing in on ten wins, which would be the best regular season for number 7 ranked LSU in six seasons after opening in August under a cloud of uncertainty as most fans, if they were being honest, really didn’t expect much. Sirius XM College Football Sports Nation host Braden Gall says the Tigers are still rough on one side of the ball, but taken as a whole, they’re rolling.
Orgeron, if he beats A&M Saturday, and wins his bowl game, could be looking at 20 wins in two seasons. It’s an impressive overall start, but he’s yet to even be competitive in his two games against Alabama. Gall says O’s start has been a great story, but it don’t mean a thing if his failures against Saban persist.
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That being said Gall noted there’s few professionals on earth with the same level of passion for the Purple and Gold. The writer and host says Orgeron is a perfect fit in Baton Rouge, and while there’s still certainly plenty of questions, the head coach seems to have won the love of Tiger Town.
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O looks set to build on that success with the 5th ranked recruiting class according to 24/7 sports.
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UL-Lafayette and ULM will face each other Saturday at Malone Stadium with first place on the line in the Sun Belt West Division. Both teams are 6-5 overall, 4-3 in conference and in a three-way tie with Arkansas State. Cajuns Coach Billy Napier says one of their top priorities in slowing down the Warhawks is to slow down their quarterback Caleb Evans…
The Cajuns have won three of their last four to put them in a position to possibly play in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Napier likes the development of his team…