A telephone robo-poll of 660 likely voters finds the governor’s race a virtual tie with 49-percent of the respondents supporting Governor John Bel Edwards and 49-percent who say they plan to vote for Republican challenger Eddie Rispone. Edgewater Research pollster Doctor Edward Chervenak …
cut 3 (10) “…who is going to show up”
Polls are open on Saturday from 7 AM to 8 PM,

Former K-K-K leader and state representative David Duke’s name has been thrust into the governor’s race. An ad supporting Edwards compared Rispone to Duke. We spoke with Duke and he says his 91′ gubernatorial platform has been adopted by many Republicans and that’s not a bad thing…
cut 5 (12) “….person”

Bogalusa is now home to the 50 bed Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center, which could help over 1,000 patients annually in one of the areas hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. Bogalusa Representative Malinda White says Washington Parish has a ten times higher rate than the national average of babies born with addiction.
Cut 13 (11) “…our children”
The treatment center also adds 50 more worker to the area.

A new reports finds Louisiana has one of the lowest five-year survival rates in the nation at 17-center. LSU pulmonary critical care professor of medicine Doctor Stephen Kantrow says detecting lung cancer early is the key. He encourages longtime smokers to get an annual C-T scan…
cut 12 (13) “…whent it’s curable”
An early stage diagnosis can often be treated with surgery and has a much higher survival rate at 58%

Arctic air has produced numerous record low temperatures this morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ll warm up to about 50-degrees. He says it will not be as cold tomorrow morning, but we’ll see chilly afternoon highs the rest of the week…
cut 9 (09) “….be pretty miserable’
And it’s even more miserable for those who do not have power. Nearly 12-thousand people are without electricity according to Entergy. Most of the outages are in Tangipahoa and Orleans parishes.

A recent radio ad in the governor’s race linked Republican challenger Eddie Rispone to former K-K-K leader David Duke. Duke calls the ad racist…
cut 6 (08) “…racism”
Duke says he’s voting for Rispone in the November 16th election and says many of the ideas he pushed when he ran for governor in 1991 are now being pushed by Rispone, immigration, welfare and tax policy.

A new 50-bed addiction recovery center has opened in Bogalusa, a town at the center of one of the worst opioid epidemics in the nation. Matt Doyle has the story…
Cut 3 (26) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly throwing nails and screws on his neighbor’s driveway. 60-year-old Prentice Lamar Tedeton has been charged with three counts of stalking and four counts of criminal mischief. Tedeton denies the accusations.

And LSU is number one in the new college football playoff rankings. Ohio State is two, Clemson third, Georgia fourth and Alabama fifth.

We are seeing record low temperatures this morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
cut 7 (10) “….immediate coastal zone”
And it appears the cold weather has led to power outages. Entergy’s outage map shows over eight-thousand people are without electricity on this cold morning, most of the outages are in Tangipahoa and Orleans parishes.

It’s been nearly three decades since David Duke ran for Governor, but the former Klan leaders legacy remains a point of contention, even in this year’s governor’s race. GOP gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone called a recent radio ad linking him to David Duke “disgusting”, but Duke says like many Republicans, they now share many of the same policies.
Cut 4 (10) “…the GOP.”
Duke says his position on immigration, welfare and tax policies are similar to what Rispone has spoken about on the campaign trail.

The American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” 2019 report indicates Louisiana seems to be lagging in five-year survival rates. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is in Germany this week to promote Louisiana to German officials as a tourist destination and a place to do business. German visitors spent 80-million dollars last year in Louisiana.

And officials say the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be imploded in January. The plan is to recover the two bodies under the rubble during the process.

LSU jumped Ohio State for the top spot in the new college football playoff rankings. The Buckeyes are number two, Clemson is third, Georgia is fourth and then Alabama is 5th. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez…
cut 20 (18) “….interesting”
Georgia has a tough game this Saturday as the Bulldogs face Auburn. The 9-and-0 Tigers are at Ole Miss. 2011 was the last time LSU was 9-and-0.

The Saints are now ranked fifth in the NFL in rush defense after Atlanta had 143 yards on the ground in their upset win over New Orleans on Sunday. This Sunday, New Orleans faces Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers are not a great running team, averaging 101 yards on the ground. But they lead the NFL in rush defense, allowing 78 yards a contest.

U-L Lafayette is at South Alabama this Saturday. The Cajuns have a one-game lead for first place in the Sun Belt Western Division and they are a couple of victories away from locking up a spot in the conference championship game for the second year in a row. Coach Billy Napier says his team needs to keep focusing on the process…
Cut 17 (19) right way”

In college basketball last night, the Ragin Cajuns lost their road opener as they fell to T-C-U 98-65. The Horned Frogs hit a school-record 18 three-pointers.

Louisiana Tech dribbled past Wiley College 98-52 as Kalob Ledoux had 18 points. Northwestern State guard Brian White had a career-high 26 points, but the Demons lost to Rice 80-74. And LSU is at V-C-U.

It’s a cold morning, with temperatures in the 20s across the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we will warm up to a high of about 50…
cut 8 (08) “….early next week”
There’s a chance for rain tomorrow, but otherwise, it will be dry.

The American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” 2019 report indicates Louisiana has one of the lowest five-year survival rates in the nation at 17%. LSU pulmonary critical care professor of medicine Dr. Stephen Kantrow says the alarming stat comes at a time when there has been so much progress in the treatment and screening for the disease.
Cut 10 (07) “…seems to be lagging.”
19% of cases in Louisiana are caught in an early stage when five-year survival rates are much higher, compared to 22% on the national level.

David Duke hasn’t been on the gubernatorial ballot in thirty years but the former Klan leader says recent attempts to tie him to Eddie Rispone show his long-term impact on politics…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

We may break a few daily record low temperatures across the state tonight as temperatures plummet. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

Louisiana Tech has reached its fundraising goal of 125-million dollars in recognition of its 125th anniversary. Vice President for University advancement, Brooks Hull, says the money will go towards scholarships, faculty recruitment, research. as well as building improvements…
cut 9 (10) “…those was well”

Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputies have charged 28-year-old Tiera Mooney with cruelty to a juvenile after she allegedly left her one-year-old with strangers. O-P-S-O spokesperson Glen Springfield says Mooney knocked on a person’s home, said she couldn’t do this anymore and left the child with the person who answered the door. Springfield says Mooney was later apprehended in a nearby woodeded area…
cut 15 (06) “…not real coherent”
Bail has not been set.

10-million dollars in hurricane recovery dollars will be used to build new homes for guardsmen and their families who live at Camp Beauregard in Pineville. Louisiana National Guard spokesperson, Colonel Ed Bush, says the families currently live in 40 FEMA trailers that have been up since Hurricane Katrina. He says they hope to build about 50 new homes with the 10-million….
cut 11 (09) “…which is huge”
The money actually comes from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav aid.

The Saints are off today. They still have to be disappointed over the loss to Atlanta. Coach Sean Payton expects the Black and Gold to bounce back this Sunday against Tampa Bay, because he says there’s good leadership on the team…
cut 20 (14) “…better”
It remains to be seen if Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore can play this Sunday. He’s reportedly week to week with a hamstring injury.

The Pelicans disappointing start to the season continued last night with a 122 to 116 loss to the Houston Rockets. Brandon Ingram did not play because of knee soreness and Jrue Holiday continues to struggle. He scored 18 points last but was six of 21 from the floor.

Tonight, the Ragin Cajuns are at TCU, while ULM fell to Texas A-and-M 63-57 last night.

LSU’s offense is the envy of nearly every team in college football after spending much of the last decade as a below-average unit. Some of the credit goes to new passing game coordinator Joe Brady, who could receive offers from other schools during the offseason. Coach Ed Orgeron is confident he’ll be able to retain Brady…
Cut 16 (13) …keep him’.
Brady signed a three-year contract with LSU last February. The first year of the deal is paying him 410-thousand dollars. He’s the seventh highest-paid coach on the staff.

ULM quarterback Caleb Evans has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. Evans he accounted for 401 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead the Warhawks to a 45-31 victory over Georgia State.

Unseasonably cold temperatures have moved into Louisiana and there’s a chance we can see some all-time November record lows late tonight or early tomorrow morning. Matt Doyle has more…
voicer 2 (29) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

A south Louisiana high school was placed on lockdown when a student reported a classmate had a weapon. But it turned out the student was holding a stapler. St. John the Baptist Sheriff deputies searched East St. John High School and they found the student. The stapler was reportedly wrapped in a bandanna. The student was arrested on charges of terrorizing.

The latest poll on the governor’s race shows Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards holding a small lead over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone, 48-to-46-percent. The survey paid for by Louisiana TV stations also finds that 39 percent of white voters approve of the job the Governor is doing, but only 28 percent say they plan to vote for him. Hogan says the Democratic Edwards is running into major partisan opposition…
Cut 6 (08) “Republican.”
88 percent of black voters approve of Edwards’ tenure.

Public hearings in the President Donald Trump impeachment inquiry begins tomorrow. Senator John Kennedy says if the case is properly analyzed, the results will come down to whether the President had a good faith basis for believing in the possible corruption involving former Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings in Ukraine.
Cut 11 (11) “…for the money.”
Hunter Biden received 50-thousand dollars a month while on retainer with a Ukranian energy firm.