Republican gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone ignites controversy by telling an Alexandria radio station that Governor Edwards’ career as a trial lawyer has hurt the reputation of West Point. Governor Edwards says the comments were offensive to him and other veterans of the Academy. Rispone doubled down and called Edwards’ response “fake liberal outrage”
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Edwards shot back, saying Rispone has no standing to attack his military career. He quipped that Rispone went to college to stay out of the Army, and he joined the Army to go to college.
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Early voting is underway and it will conclude Saturday.

Number one LSU hopes to break an eight-game losing streak to number two Bama this Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Tiger Rag assistant editor Tyler Nunez says Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban will have to contend with the best LSU offense he’s ever faced…
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The Tigers are averaging 47 points a game, the Crimson Tide is averaging 49 points.

The official start to the holiday shopping season is right around the corner and shoppers are expected to spend on average 4% more on holiday gifts than they did last year. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice on how much consumers are budgeting for…
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Rice says 40-percent of shoppers are expected to start buying before the big sales arrive.