State lawmakers approved the taxing rate for online fantasy sports betting in June, but players will have to wait until at least mid-November before they can legally use Fan Duel and Draft Kings. Crowley Representative John Stefanski says Louisiana is one of only eight states where you can’t log onto to the sports betting sites and play. Stefanski explains the delay…
Sunday will be the month anniversary of Hurricane Laura and many central Louisiana Suddenlink customers still don’t have internet, phone or cable service. Pineville representative Mike Johnson says because of this incident and the company’s history of selling services they can’t provide, they’re pushing the Attorney General to start using his power to intervene, and…
Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins for U-S Senate. UL-Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says an endorsement is never a bad thing, but he doesn’t feel it will sway white Louisiana voters at the polls since only 14-percent of them supported Obama in 2012.
Perkins is running against incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy.
Myles Brennan will be the starting quarterback as the reigning National Champs kick off the first game of the season tomorrow against Mississippi State. LSU only returns two starters on offense and three starters on defense from last year’s national championship team. But Brennan says despite the inexperience they’ll be just fine