Eddie Rispone sparks controversy in a radio interview where he says Governor Edwards has hurt the reputation of West Point. Matt Doyle has the story…
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With Halloween over, the holiday shopping sales have started. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says there’s a strong percentage of consumers who start on their shopping lists before the official start of the holiday shopping season…
cut 5 (11) “…September and earlier”
Rice says surveys indicate shoppers are expected to spend four-percent more on holiday gifts this year than last year.

LSU-Alabama week has finally arrived and optimism is high in Tiger Nation that the Bayou Bengals can finally end their eight-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez says LSU is using its weapons on offense to their fullest extent…
cut 9 (12) “….scoring”
LSU is averaging 47 points per game, but Alabama is averaging 49 points a contest.

Today is the second day of early voting and the first day, which was Saturday, was a single-day record for most ballots ever cast 89,623. That’s 25-hundred more votes than the previous record set during the 2016 presidential election. Early voting will continue through Saturday from 8:30 AM to 6 PM at select locations.

Research indicates the upcoming holiday shopping season will see an uptick in spending from consumers. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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It’s the first workday after the time change so can it affect your health? LSU Health Sciences New Orleans Chief Cardiologist Dr. Frank Smart says in the spring when we lose an hour, emergency rooms do see an increase in the number of heart attacks.
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A study out of Colorado found that there is a 21-percent decrease in the risk of a heart attack when the clock falls back one hour.

We are six days away from LSU versus Alabama. The game is a match-up between two of the highest-scoring offenses in the country. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez wonders if LSU is up to the challenge defensively…
cut 8 (08) “…of old”
LSU’s scoring defense is 22nd in the nation at 20 points per game. Bama sits at 10th with 15 points per game.

Today is second of early voting for the November 16th election. Republican gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone had this to say about Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards in the only debate between the two…
cut 11 (12) “….deny”
In that same interview, Rispone said Edwards has hurt the reputation of West Point by graduating the service academy and becoming a trial lawyer. Edwards says Rispone went to college to stay out of the Army and he joined the Army to go to college and start a small law practice in his hometown of Amite.

A recent study out of Colorado has found that when we lose an hour of sleep in the spring because of the time change, the risk of heart attack increases by 25-percent. When the clock falls back, the risk of a heart attack decreases by 21-percent. LSU Health Sciences New Orleans Chief Cardiologist Doctor Frank Smart says the time change throws off our circadian rhythm so if you have health issues pay attention to abnormal signs.
Cut 16 (12) ….in the fall.
Number one LSU hopes to break an eight-game losing streak to number two Bama this Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Tiger Rag assistant editor Tyler Nunez says Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban will have to contend with the best LSU offense he’s ever faced…
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The Tigers are averaging 47 points a game, the Crimson Tide is averaging 49 points.

The official start to the holiday shopping season is right around the corner and shoppers are expected to spend on average 4% more on holiday gifts than they did last year. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says on how much consumers are budgeting for…
Cut 4 (09) “…done so far.”
Rice says 40-percent of shoppers are expected to start buying before the big sales arrive.

Republican gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone ignites controversy by telling an Alexandria radio station that Governor Edwards’ career as a trial lawyer has hurt the reputation of West Point. Governor Edwards says the comments were offensive to him and other veterans of the Academy. Eddie Rispone doubled down and called Edwards’ response “fake liberal outrage”
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Edwards is defending his work as a lawyer, emphasizing his roots in the small town of Amite City in Tangipahoa Parish.
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Early voting is underway for the November 16th election. There were a single-day record 86-thousand early votes on Saturday, the first day of early voting.

Your computer and phone updated automatically to the time change, but did you and is it compromising your health?
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You are starting to see holiday shoppings ads on television as LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says research has found 40-percent of the population starts to buy before the big sales and the traditional season start. Rice says another trend on the rise is fraud, adding there are many vulnerabilities to keep in mind.
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Democrats in the House were successful in passing a rules package for its impeachment probe into President Trump. Louisiana’s Republican House delegation voted against it. Congressman Mike Johnson says it’s an affront to the Founding Father’s vision for America…
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New Orleans Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond says the probe is attempting to reveal the truth on whether the president held back foreign aid in exchange for information on a political rival.

The popular Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich returns Sunday on the day Chick-Fil-A is closed. UNO marketing professor Lisa Palumbo says a good-natured jab is ok in marketing…
cut 11 (11) “…over really well”

The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living releases a report that finds 32-percent of high school students and 15-percent of middle schoolers used vape products more than once. That’s double from 2017. Tobacco Free Living Director Tonia Moore says the increase in vaping among youths is largely the result of a calculated marketing campaign…
cut 9 (13) “…hooking them”

LSU says they’ve seen a 20-percent growth in enrollment for its online programs over the last year. Vice provost of digital and continuing education Sasha Thackaberry says the online courses are created with a collaboration between the faculty and learning experience design team so it is a rich and involved online experience.
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The Pelicans won their first game of the season last night and they beat a good team too, knocking off Denver 122 to 107. Jahlil Okafor had a huge game with 26 points, Brandon Ingram added 25 points and Frank Jackson scored 21 points off the bench. The Pels shot 53-percent from the field.

In the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers remain the N-F-C’s lone unbeaten team as they held off Arizona last night 28-25. The Saints are one game back of San Fran for the top spot in the NFC. The two teams will meet December eighth in the Dome.

In college football, Baylor stays undefeated after a 17-14 win over West Virginia. But 20th ranked Appalachian State suffered its first loss as Georgia Southern defeated the Mountaineers for the second straight season as the Eagles flew into Boone, North Carolina and left with a 24-21 win.

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Here’s your college football schedule for Saturday, the Ragin Cajuns host Texas State, Arkansas State is at ULM. Northwestern State will be in Lake Charles to face McNeese. Southeastern Louisiana hosts Stephen F Austin, Nicholls is at U-I-W. Winless Texas Southern visits Grambling and Southern hosts Alabama A-and-M.

LSU and Louisiana Tech are both off.

But LSU and La Tech will play each other in an exhibition basketball game at 4:00 on Saturday in Ruston. Javonte Smart is the Tigers new point guard and Coach Will Wade expects the sophomore will do a good job, it just won’t be as pretty as it was with Tremont Waters running the offense
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