Joe Burrow’s legendary status continues to grow after he gives a heartfelt Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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An impeachment vote moves to the House floor this week. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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LSU President F. King Alexander is headed to Oregon State, and the search is on for his replacement…

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Quarterback Joe Burrow delivered a memorable and tearful Heisman Trophy acceptance speech on Saturday night after he became only second Tiger to win the prestigious award. He started his speech by thanking his offensive line and ended it by thanking Coach Ed Orgeron who showed faith in him

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Burrow won the Heisman by a landslide over three other finalists. It’s the largest margin of victory in the 85-year history of the award. He also received the highest percentage of first-place votes and the highest percentage of possible points, 94-percentage. After his speech, Burrow said it’s a dream come true

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Burrow describes himself as just a man from Athens, Ohio, who faced adversity when he transferred from Ohio State. He says his story shows hard work pays off…

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China and the US agree to a “phase one” trade deal that will see some tariffs on China canceled, and in exchange the People’s Republic agrees to purchase tens of billions dollars of US agricultural goods.

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was giving a commencement address at Southern as the news broke. He celebrated the news…

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The President estimates China could purchase around 50 billion dollars of additional ag products as a result.

Purdue says the agreement will be a shot in the arm to American growers.

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This comes on the heels of news early last week that House Democrats will back a revamped trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Purdue says these two agreements combined are great news for Louisiana Ag.

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An impeachment vote on the House floor is imminent following a Judiciary Committee vote on Friday. Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson says the founding fathers warned against single party impeachments as it would be bitterly divisive, which he says is exactly the case in this situation.

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Two articles, one focusing on abuse of power related to a phone call where President Trump is accused of holding up federal aid to Ukraine in exchange for dirt on a political rival and the other on obstruction for refusal to cooperate in the impeachment inquiry, are heading to the floor. Johnson says impeachment has been the goal of Democrats since day one of the Trump administration.

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Johnson says the impeachment proceedings boil down to one thing: Democrats just don’t like anything about Trump.

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New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond also sat on the Committee and voted in favor of impeachment.

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LSU Law Dean Thomas Galligan takes over as interim school President while the institution conducts a national search to replace former President F. King Alexander, who left for Oregon State.

Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says the search may be national, but we’re starting to hear some prominent local names as early favorites.

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Dardenne leads the Division of Administration, and Moret is the President of the LSU Foundation.

Erwin says whoever takes over for Alexander will have big shoes to fill. Erwin says Alexander was making good progress on turning LSU into a destination for talented students and staff, so they’ll have to…

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But it is LSU, and so athletic success remains a requirement for the job. The school recently invested a lot of money in new AD Scott Woodward, but the new Pres will have to keep an eye on the program…

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Alexander’s last day will be December 31^st. He served as school President for six years.

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After a tough loss to the 49ers last week, the Saints look to get back on track tonight when they host the 6-and-7 Indianapolis Colts. Indy has lost three in a row, but they have a few standout performers, like linebacker Darius Leonard who had two interceptions last week. Coach Sean Payton on Leonard

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The Saints are 10-and-3 and in a fight to get the number one seed in the NFC playoffs. Quarterback Drew Brees says it’s time to start playing their best football

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One area of improvement for the Saints is in the red zone. This season they are only scoring touchdowns 56-percent of the time in the red zone. Last year they were just at 68-percent. For the season, running back Alvin Kamara has just two touchdowns. He spoke this week about improving in the red zone

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The award-winning Alex Winter Fete kicks off today in Downtown Alexandria.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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With the holidays coming up, the state Office of Public Health raises concerns that only 25-percent of healthy adults in the state have received a flu shot. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Downtown Alexandria is the focal point of holiday spirit this weekend in Rapides Parish with the Alex Winter Fete.  There is no shortage of arts and craft vendors for holiday shopping, a gumbo cook-off, and Interim Director of Community Services TJ Nash, Sr. says for those feeling they need to burn holiday calories, an ugly sweater 5k.

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Nash says several popular attractions are returning this year adding visitors are coming from as far away as the North Pole for the festivities.

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Nash says no Louisiana celebration would be complete without live music and a parade.

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Festivities kick off today and run through Sunday.  More details can be found at alexwinterfete.com.

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At 7PM tonight Louisiana Public Broadcasting takes a deep dive into the world and history of Bayou State duck hunting with In the Blind.

The program interviews hunters from around the state, and was created by New Orleans based producer Emma Lou Reid who went on her first duck hunt in Caplan three years ago.

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Reid, a Minnesota native, spoke about the program this morning on Talk Louisiana.

The program takes a look at just what makes a good duck hunter. Reid says having good aim is just one small part of the package…

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Reid says the show traces the evolution of duck hunting from a do or die way of life to the now highly popular, and highly regulated sport.

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The program will reair at 11:30 tonight, and 6:30 Sunday.

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The White House is scrambling today to sure up Senate support for a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada amid growing concerns by conservatives over the House backed bill.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Democratic House support for the bill earlier this week after a compromise was reached, but Senator John Kennedy says the new changes may have gone too far…

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The US Trade Representative is briefing Senate Republicans today, hoping to allay concerns that the deal is too liberal after it won the backing of a major labor union. Kennedy says the bill is now stuffed.

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Louisiana Delegation members Senator Bill Cassidy, and Congressmen Ralph Abraham and Garret Graves have announced their support for the USMCA deal, but for Kennedy, the jury is still out…

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Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain also celebrated the deal earlier this week.

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The state Office of Public Health says only 25-percent of healthy adults have received a flu shot this year. Immunization medical director, Doctor Frank Welch, says that percentage needs to increase since flu activity is widespread in the state, with almost three times as much activity as the regional baseline

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Welch says Louisiana is already close to matching the peak of last year’s flu season and that was one of the worst in years. He says the B strain of flu is going around Louisiana, while the rest of the country is getting sick from the more severe A-strain…

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During the 2018-19 flu season, 15-thousand Louisiana residents were hospitalized by the flu, while 15-hundred died from the virus. Welch says protect yourself now…

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