Monday night’s national college football game is expected to bring big bucks to the Big Easy and the Bayou State. Matt Doyle has more…
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LSU students can go to New Orleans for the championship game and stay up late that night without worrying about going to school. Kevin Barnhart has the story…
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State Police has identified the driver involved in a fatal hit and run of a bicyclist Thursday morning just south of Alexandria. Trooper Casey Wallace says 27-year-old Lacey Jade Jordan of Oakdale was behind the wheel of a Chevy Silverado that hit a 50-year-old Taurus McQuarn of Alexandria on US Highway 165.
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Wallace says Jordan has not been charged yet as the investigation continues into the intricate details of the crash.
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Routine toxicology tests are pending. Wallace says the crash is a reminder for cyclists to take the measures to protect themselves.
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The LSU/Clemson showdown in the Dome Monday night for the CFP National Championship is expected to bring a lot of money and attention to New Orleans and the state at large.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says events like these can generate tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, but even more so than that, it’s exposure you just can’t pay for…
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The Dome has seen three major games to start the year, the Georgia vs. Baylor Sugar Bowl, the Saints vs. Vikings playoff game, and now Clemson and LSU.
Nungesser says you couldn’t have asked for a better group of players to represent the state this year led by a figurehead like Heisman winner Joe Burrow.
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Nungesser highlighted Burrow’s Heisman speech where the QB called attention to poverty in his hometown. That led to huge donations to food pantries in Athens, Ohio, and Baton Rouge.
The Crescent City is already starting to swell with visitors in town for the game, who will, unfortunately, be arriving to some nasty weather. Nungesser says that shouldn’t tamp down the fun.
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The severe weather is expected to impact New Orleans Saturday.
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There’s strong opposition in Mandeville over a proposed hotel and conference center at Fontainebleau State Park. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the development could also include a zipline and horseback riding, which would generate revenue to fund improvements at other state parks. But state representative-elect Richard Nelson says locals are opposed…
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A standing-room crowd gathered at the Mandeville Community Center to hear more about Nungesser’s proposal. Nelson says those who could not get in, banged on windows and doors to show their opposition
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Nungesser spoke at the meeting and accused Nelson of getting forceful with him. Nelson explains his side of the story.
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Nungesser says if there is a lot of opposition, the proposal will not move forward.
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The LSU Board of Supervisors has called an audible. The board voted today to cancel classes on the Baton Rouge campus Monday and Tuesday because of the national title game. Earlier in the week, the university said classes would take place as scheduled. Board member Ronnie Anderson supported the proposal
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LSU interim president Thomas Galligan says he respects the board’s decision, but it causes scheduling issues…
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Severe weather is expected in Louisiana tonight and into tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a powerful cold front will spark the storms…
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness warns NWS Shreveport predicts winds in excess of 80 miles an hour in north Louisiana.
Keim says the number one concern is the possibility for tornadoes and hail because while it’ll be wet, it won’t be dangerously so.
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This severe weather should be impacting southeast Louisiana just as the crowds pour into the city ahead of the CFP Championship game. Keim says if you’re heading over, be careful.
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GOSHEP has activited it’s Crisis Action Team, and will remain active through Monday night.