We just got the news that superstar Cajun and Creole Chef Paul Prudhomme, has died. He was 75 years old. It was confirmed by his restaurant, K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen who said Chef died after a brief illness.

The SEC announces the LSU game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium on Saturday will air on ESPN at 2:30. It’s reported that at least 5 games had to be shuffled around on the network to make it work. Tickets to the general public go on sale today at 6pm.

LSU Coach Les Miles said Wednesday that he hopes fans will shuffle some plans around and come to the game so they have a nice showing in Baton Rouge to show support for the Tigers and the Gamecocks. Visit Baton Rouge President Paul Arrigo agrees this is also an opportunity to show love to South Carolina fans…:
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Volunteers from the Red Cross will be at Tiger Stadium on Saturday.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is sending personnel to South Carolina in response to the devastating floods impacting the state. Director Kevin Davis says South Carolina sent his office a request for assistance through the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact…:
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The Emergency Management Assistance Compact allows states to send personnel, equipment, and commodities to help disaster relief efforts in other states. Davis says GOHSEP stands ready to help those in other states who face disasters such as this one.

State Police say an 84 year old woman from Larose was killed in a crash this morning in Lafourche Parish. They say Eugenie Defelice crossed the centerline in the roadway and entered the opposite lane of traffic as a dump truck was traveling in the other direction. Investigators found the two vehicles struck head on, and Defelice was killed instantly.

LSU fans are still putting plans together to head to the last minute game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff will be at 2:30 and season ticket holders have until 5 today to get their spot and then the general public will be able to get tickets at 6. LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva says you’ll notice a difference in this game…:
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ESPN will televise the game the SEC announced Thursday.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its deputies who was killed while off duty in a crash involving a juvenile. Lt. Tommy Carnline says state police responded to the scene where they found 32-year-old Deputy Troy Verheyden dead upon arrival…:
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The two juveniles in the truck received moderate injuries.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness sends personnel to South Carolina in response to the devastating floods. Eric Gill reports…:
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Meanwhile volunteers from the Red Cross will be at Tiger Stadium on Saturday to accept donations for flood victims. You can also help by visiting RedCross.org or texting REDCROSS to 09000 to make a $10 donation.

And again the SEC has announced at this hour that the LSU game versus South Carolina will air on ESPN at 2:30 pm. The network had to move around five other games to make it work.

LSU football season ticket holders have until 5PM today to purchase tickets for Saturday’s game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium. LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says at this time they are not anticipating a crowd of 100-thousand for Saturday, but they do hope to have a great atmosphere inside Tiger Stadium…

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Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 6PM.

With the unexpected change of venue for the LSU-South Carolina game, Baton Rouge should see some extra visitors this weekend. President of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says many people already have plans for this weekend, and that includes weddings, but he hopes people can adjust their schedules to go to the game…

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Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30PM.

A U-L Lafayette grad student took an alternate route when it came to developing her thesis project and it benefits women who love the water. Emelie Gunn has more…

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State Police say a two vehicle crash in Rapides Parish has taken the life of an off duty Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Deputy. They say a car, driven by a juvenile, ran a stop sign and collided with a truck driven by 32-year-old Deputy Troy Verheyden. Verheyden was pronounced dead at the scene. The two juveniles in the truck received moderate injuries and transported to local hospitals. Deputy Verheyden leaves behind a wife, a daughter, and a son.

LSU is getting ready to host a football game on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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State Police have arrested the final suspect wanted in the murder of a Rayville man last month. Larry Ray Brown was taken into custody without incident at a Monroe hotel. Brown is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Michael Bradley in the yard of a trailer home. Brown is booked with second degree murder. Three others were previously arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit second degree murder.

For her senior thesis project, U-L Lafayette industrial design graduate student Kate Brown entered the Innovations in Life Jacket Design Competition where she designed a comfortable life preserver made especially for women. Brown says the Comfort Flex Life Vest has a relief cut under the arms so it won’t ride up over your shoulders while in the water…

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Brown placed third in the competition.

Personnel from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is going to South Carolina to help response efforts due to the devastating floods impacting the state. Director Kevin Davis says South Carolina requested aid through the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact…

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Davis says personnel from his office will work with South Carolina officials in conducting damage assessments.

The deadline for LSU football season ticket holders to purchase tickets for Saturday’s game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium is 5PM today. LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says they will attempt to make South Carolina feel at home, but they are NOT painting the field in Gamecock colors…

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Tickets for the general public will go on sale at 6PM.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is sending personnel to South Carolina to help officials there with damage assessment due to the devastating floods impacting the state. Director Kevin Davis says damage assessment can be exhausting work and our friends in South Carolina definitely need support…

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He says GOHSEP stands ready to help in other states when needed.

Now that the LSU-South Carolina game has officially been moved to Baton Rouge, a little more tourism is heading to the Capital City. President of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says although Baton Rouge is hosting several events this weekend, the city is able to handle an unexpected increase in visitors…

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The game is slated for a 2:30 kickoff.

U-L Lafayette industrial design graduate student Kate Brown decided to take an alternative route for her senior thesis project. Brown entered the Innovations in Life Jacket Design Competition where she designed a comfortable and form fitting life preserver, made especially for women. She says growing up on the water in Basile, she found regular life jackets didn’t let her move comfortably…

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Brown says her life jacket is specially designed to fit a more feminine body form.

LSU football season ticket holders have until 5 PM Thursday to purchase tickets for Saturday’s game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium. At six PM Thursday, tickets will be made available to the general public. LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says since they only had a short time to prepare for Saturday’s game, lines at concession stands could be longer than usual

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Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 Saturday afternoon.

With the unexpected change of venue to Baton Rouge for the LSU-South Carolina game the Capital City is getting a little extra tourism. President of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says they’re excited to welcome fans from all over and hope everyone has enough time to make plans and attend the game.

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Arrigo says although Baton Rouge is able to handle the unexpected increase in visitors.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is sending personnel to South Carolina in response to the devastating floods impacting the state. Director Kevin Davis says South Carolina sent his office a request for assistance through the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact…

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The Emergency Management Assistance Compact allows states to send personnel, equipment, and commodities to help disaster relief efforts in other states. Davis says GOHSEP stands ready to help those in other states who face disasters such as this one.

This Saturday’s LSU-South Carolina game has been moved to Tiger Stadium after the immense flooding in the Columbia, South Carolina area. LSU Coach Les Miles says he understands what the Gamecocks are going through after LSU had to move a scheduled home game against Arizona State to Tempe in 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina.
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The LSU Faculty Senate voted to censure LSU President F. King Alexander and two others for firing a tenured professor for allegedly using profanity and sexual content in the classroom. LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope says they’re not focusing on if early childhood education professor Teresa Buchanan is innocent or guilty, just the process by which she was fired.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edward’s releases a new campaign ad spotlighting his anti-abortion position by opening up about a personal experience.
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In a blog post after the mass shooting at an Oregon community college, Governor Bobby Jindal says the gunman’s father should take part of the blame. LSU Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Kristopher Kaliebe (ka-LEE-bee) says when children aren’t raised in a warm and loving environment, bad things can happen.
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The LSU Faculty Senate has voted to censure LSU President F. King Alexander for firing a tenured professor. Emelie Gunn has more….

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Three of the four major gubernatorial candidates will participate in a debate tonight in Baton Rouge. Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republicans Jay Dardenne and Scott Angelle will face off in a forum hosted by WVLA-TV and Fox 44. Republican Senator David Vitter will not be in attendance. The debate begins at 7PM and will air on TV stations across the state and online at brproud.com.

This Saturday’s LSU-South Carolina football game has been moved to Baton Rouge because of catastrophic flooding in the Columbia, South Carolina area. LSU Coach Les Miles says the uncertainty on where the game would be played has not been a distraction for his team…

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Kickoff time has yet to be determined.

In a blog post following the mass shooting at an Oregon community college, Governor Bobby Jindal says the gunman’s father is partly to blame for the deadly incident. Jindal says the killer’s father was never in his son’s life and failed to raise his son. LSU Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Kristopher Kaliebe says the governor does have a point…

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The gunman’s father says he had not seen his son in the two years since he moved to Oregon with his mother.

The L-S-U-South Carolina game this Saturday will be moved to Baton Rouge as result of the historic and deadly flooding in the Columbia, South Carolina area. When the game will be played has yet to be determined. Heading into today, there was a big question mark on where this game would be played. But LSU Coach Les Miles said it has not been a distraction for his team…:
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South Carolina is expected to fly into Baton Rouge on Friday for the game in Tiger Stadium.

Meanwhile the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says they are sending emergency management personnel to South Carolina to work with officials there in making damage assessments. GOHSEP says their employees have the experience needed when it comes to disasters like this and they stand ready to help whenever needed.

The LSU Faculty Senate has voted to censure LSU President F. King Alexander and two other individuals for the firing of a teacher who is accused of using profanity and sexual content that was said to be making students feel uncomfortable. LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope says they’re disappointed how Alexander handled the situation…:
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In a statement from Dr. Alexander, he says students have the right to learn in an environment free of sexual harassment and verbal abuse.

Three out of four gubernatorial candidates will debate tonight in Baton Rouge — this one hosted by WVLA-TV and Fox 44. Republican Senator David Vitter will not be there. It begins at 7pm and streams online at brproud.com.