New Orleans has a contract in hand from the Hard Rock hotel developers to begin removing the compromised structure that sits right on the iconic Canal Street.

Structural Engineer Kerwin Julien says the unique infrastructure challenges of New Orleans will make the process lengthy, and expensive because traditional options are not on the table.

Cut 12 (10) “condition”

According to Stubhub, the LSU-Alabama game is the second hottest ticket of the year with President Trump set to make an appearance for the SEC showdown. If you want to get your hands on tickets, Adam Budelli with Stubhub says it’s going cost you.

Cut 10 (11) “…per ticket.”

Saturday is the final day of early voting.  Prior to the final two days of the early voting period, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says more than 300,000 ballots have been cast for the runoff races thus far.

Cut 3 (06)   “…in early voting.”

Governor Edwards’ campaign is highlighting recent tweets from the White House touting the success of the Louisiana economy, a sentiment that runs counter to local Republican messaging.

UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says with a little effort, the Edwards campaign may be able to sway a few Trump voters over to their side by signal-boosting the national message.

Cut 8 (06) “for it”

The tweets mention the state’s declining unemployment rate, increasing wages, and 21,000 jobs added since President Trump took office just a year after Governor Edwards’ election.