It’s a big shopping day today, but don’t forget to shop locally tomorrow for Small Business Saturday. Matt Doyle has more…
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Toys are a big item on the Christmas wish list. Chris Byrne is known as the Toy Guy and he says there’s a good gift on the market this year that will push kids to be outdoors and it’s also a learning experience too…
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The Saints won their 10th straight last night beating Atlanta 31-17 as Quarterback Drew Brees threw T-D passes to Tommylee Lewis, Austin Carr, Dan Arnold and Keith Kirkwood. New Orleans is now 10-and-1.

Big game for LSU to close out the regular season tomorrow against Texas A-and-M. A victory guarantees the Tigers a trip to a major bowl game, like the Sugar, Fiesta or Peach Bowl. Quarterback Joe Burrow says considering the expectations prior to the season, a win on Saturday would be huge…
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Louisiana’s crawfish industry produces more than 300-million dollars a year, but there’s a dark cloud hovering over producers. LSU AgCenter aquaculture specialist Greg Lutz says the white spot virus is a threat to this growing industry
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He says they need more research dollars in order to examine what’s causing white spot disease.

It’s Thanksgiving a day for food, family and football. Many will also take a nap after chowing down on some turkey. They’ll blame the tryptophan in the turkey for their drowsiness, but clinical dietitian Grace Mansfield with Ochsner Hospital in Baton Rouge says the real reason you’re sleepy after eating is because you eat too much. Mansfield on what you can do to stay energized throughout the day….
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Tomorrow it’s Black Friday and according to the personal finance website WalletHub, Belk, JC Penny and Stage will have your best discounts. Wallethub analyst Jill Gonzales says you’ll find jewelery is marked down the most…
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Gonzlaes says books, movies and music usually have the smallest discounts.

It’s not a fun topic to discuss on Thanskgiving but 15-percent of the adult Louisiana population has been diagnosed with diabetes. Lashawn McIver says you can take steps to prevent from becoming a diabetic. She says if you have higher than average blood glucose, you may be pre-diabetic, in which case you need to seek help….
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The A-D-A estimates 37-percent of Louisiana’s adult population is pre-diabetic.

The Saints are big favorites to beat Atlanta tonight and extend their win streak to 10 games. NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says for the Falcons to have a shot, they need to protect quarterback Matt Ryan….
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Kick-off is at 7:20.

After enjoying a Thanksgiving feast, 73-thousand fans will jam into the Superdome tonight to watch the Saints go after their 10th straight win as they host the Atlanta Falcons. The Dirty Birds are on a two-game losing streak and they 4-and-6 in the NFC South. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Atlanta has been hammered with injuries on defense and in the run game…
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Meanwhile, the Saints Mark Ingram has rushed for over 100-yards in his last two games.

Many will take a nap before tonight’s Saints game and they’ll blame it on the tryptophan found in turkey. Cinical dietitian Grace Mansfield at Oschner Hospital in Baton Rouge says it’s a myth that eating turkey makes you sleepy and a better reason for drowisness is eating too much, plus turkey is not the only food with tryptophan…
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In Louisiana, 15-percent of the adult population have diabetes and 37-percent of adults have prediabetes. That’s according to the American Diabetes Association. Vice President of Government Affairs at the A-D-A Lashawn McIver says the symptoms can be severe….
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McIver encourages Lousiaina residents to take the diabetes risk test, whcih only takes a few seconds at diabetes-dot-org.

Many stores will open later today to kick off the holiday shopping season and tomorrow its Black Friday with many retailers advertising huge discounts. But Jill Gonzales with the personal finance website Wallet Hub says many stores have had discounted prices for the last few months…
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Gonzales says the best stores for Black Friday sales are Belk, JCPennya nd Stage.

The turkey with your Thanksgiving feast often is credited with having the ability to put diners to sleep. But as Matt Doyle explains, that’s a myth.
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There will be no sleeping on the couch for the the Lafayette High School Marching Band as they are marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

And Kathy Shows of Lake Charles in Washington D-C. She’s among the 100 volunteers selected to decorate the White House.

It’s Diabetes Awareness month, a time for experts to help raise awareness of the dangerous condition that threatens 15 percent of the adult Louisiana population, and is responsible an estimated 5.7 billion a year in costs for the Bayou State. American Diabetes Association spokesperson Dr. Lashawn McIver says there’s a series of risk factors that can add up…
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The ADA estimates 37 percent of Louisiana’s adult population is pre-diabetic.

The Saints put their nine-game winning streak on the line tonight when they host NFC South rival Atlanta. Quarterback Drew Brees is having his best season, but NFL analyst Mike Detillier says you can’t overlook the Black and Gold defense, which has been forcing more turnovers lately…
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Kick off is at 7:20.

Tomorrow, the Lafayette High Marching Band will march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Over 200 members left the Hub city on Monday for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Assistant band director James Cork told K-L-F-Y TV it’s an absolute honor…
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Hopefully they have warm clothes, temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s in the Big Apple for Thanksgiving Day.

The state transportation department believes they can re-open one lane in each direction on the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish by mid-December. Governor John Bel Edwards says crews are making progress on fixing the bridge, which was badly damaged by a barge last month…
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Edwards says resuming normal flow of traffic on the bridge will have to wait until January.

There will be heavy law enforcement on the roadways over the next few days, ensuring motorists get to their destination safely. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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So is oyster dressing on the menu for you tomorrow. Well it’s not everyone, just ask LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow who says he never heard of oyster dressing until this week….
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Coach Ed Orgeron plans on having a few of the out-of-state players over at his house tomorrow.

A Mandeville couple cleaning the house for Thanksgiving ends up finding a lottery ticket from June that’s worth one-point-eight million dollars. The winning ticket was on a nightstand, two weeks from expiring. Louisiana lotto spokesperson BreAnne Frye says Harold and Tina Ehrenberg claimed their prize this week….
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The ticket was for the June sixth lotto drawing and purchased in Metairie.

The Ehrenbergs can purchase a bunch of turkeys for Thanksgiving with their new found fortune. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says if you are frying a turkey, prepare the area around the fryer to prevent a bad accident…
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Browning says also make sure your frying pot is on grass or concrete, not a wooden structure.

LSU is ranked seventh in the latest college football playoff rankings heading into the final game of the regular season. Sirius XM College Football Sports Nation host and Athlon Sports writer, Braden Gall, says Coach Ed Orgeron and the Tigers are one of the best stories of college football this year…
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LSU will visit Texas A-and-M on Saturday. The Tigers have won eight in a row against the Aggies.

McNeese has fired head football coach Lance Guidry after three seasons. Guidry compiled a 21-12 record in Lake Charles, but never led the Cowboys into the F-C-S playoffs.

Former Congressman Chris John has stepped down as President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. John has led the lobbying organization since 2007.