It’s Christmas Eve but it doesn’t feel like it outside as warm Gulf air is making it feel more like spring outside…
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim, who says rain chances are low, maybe a couple of pop up showers until Sunday when a cold front arrives.

Louisiana’s Songs for Veterans, a program that helps vets cope with their experiences through songwriting, is gaining nationwide acclaim, and the attention of the National Endowment for the Arts. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says early results show promise as a new form of therapy for struggling vets.
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One of the songs written called “Fall of Saigon” is being produced in Nashville. Two more workshops are planned in 2020.

One of the more unique Christmas traditions takes place tonight along the Mississippi River levees in St. James and St. John parishes with the lighting of bonfires. The bonfires range in shapes and sizes, from an original teepee layout to a 74-foot long alligator. Rivers Parishes Tourism Commission Executive Director Buddy Boe says visitors can part at Lutcher High School and take a shuttle to the celebration…
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Or, you can hop in your car and ride down the East and West Bank River Roads on Highways 44 and 18.

LSU is spending Christmas in Atlanta getting ready for its semifinal matchup with Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl. Tigers Center Lloyd Cushenberry on what he sees from Oklahoma’s defense…
cut 4 (11) “…play hard”
LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger believes running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will play Saturday, despite a hamstring injury.