U.S. Senator John Kennedy has written an op-ed piece to the Washington Examiner entitled “Please stop having children you aren’t willing to raise.” He says we launch public awareness campaigns to encourage people to recycle, stop smoking and wear seat belts, and maybe it’s time for one that urges people to raise their children…:
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Kennedy says he wrote the article because too many parents are failing their kids these days.

What can Louisiana retailers expect on Black Friday next week? LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says sales will likely be better this year than last year in The Bayou State, because many residents were still rebuilding their homes after the flooding in 2016…:
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The average consumer is expected to spend an average of $1,226 during the holiday season, according to Deloitte’s 2017 retail survey.

One person has been killed in a shooting involving a Baton Rouge Police Officer. State Police is investigating and say despite outrage over information being spread on social media, the man who was killed was not handcuffed when he was shot. They say an altercation ensued between the officer and the man during a child welfare check when the shooting took place.

Ag Commissioner Mike Strain will be joined by Governor John Bel Edwards on a six stop listening tour across Louisiana…:
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State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting in Baton Rouge in which a man has been shot and killed. It’s standard protocol for troopers to handle investigations into shootings when cops are involved. It happened when a state child case worker asked for a BRPD police escort while conducting an investigation at the Palms Apartments. At some point, an altercation ensued with the man who was killed, and the officer sustained a minor injury.

U-S Senator John Kennedy says if you do not want to be a parent, then don’t have kids…:
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Black Friday is next week and retailers are gearing up for a busy shopping season. An October survey from a tax counseling firm found that online holiday shopping is expected to beat in-store sales for the first time. But LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says brick and mortar stores can be still very profitable…:
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Rice expects this year to be better for Louisiana retailers, because of the flooding last year.

Governor John Bel Edwards and Ag Commissioner Mike Strain will start a listening tour across several rural communities today. Strain says this will allow members of the agricultural community an opportunity to ask questions and to discuss their concerns…:
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Today’s stops will be in Mooringsport and Bastrop.

State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting in which they say a Baton Rouge cop shot and killed a man during a struggle while escorting a state child welfare case worker. LSP is also working to diffuse social media rumors about the incident. Family members have identified the man as Calvin Toney. Troopers would not say whether the man had a gun, but authorities did confirm that the struggle lasted several minutes and that the man was tased before being shot. They say the man was not handcuffed when he was shut.

U.S. Senator John Kennedy has written an op-ed piece to the Washington Examiner entitled “Please stop having children you aren’t willing to raise.” He implores drug abusing parents, or if a child would be born into a fatherless house, please think twice about bringing lives into the world:
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He says there are many public awareness campaigns out there, and maybe we need one that encourages people to raise their children.

If you want to know if there is a certain illness going around in your area, there’s an app for that. It’s called Sickweather and CEO Graham Dodge says, like the WAZE traffic app, they use the public’s help to track sick people…:
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Sickweather is available on Google Play and the Apple store for free.

Black Friday is next week and retailers and consumers are getting ready for a holiday shopping spree. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Ag Commissioner Mike Strain will be joined by Governor John Bel Edwards on a six stop listening tour across Louisiana.  Kelley Ray has more…

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Black Friday is next week and retailers and consumers are getting ready for a holiday shopping spree. Emelie Gunn has more…

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U-S Senator John Kennedy says if you do not want to be a parent, then don’t have kids. Jeff Palermo has more on his public awareness campaign that he started with a column in the Washington Examiner…

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Governor Edwards and Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain will start a listening tour across several rural communities today.  The tour will allow members of the agricultural community an opportunity to ask questions and to discuss their concerns.  Strain says they want to know the challenges farmers face…

Cut 4  (10) “growing agriculture.”

Strain says it’s important he and Governor Edwards get in front of the farmers throughout the Bayou State and address their concerns since they are a large part of our economy…

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Last year, the Governor and Strain traveled to Cuba on a trade mission, seeking greater economic and cultural exchanges.  Louisiana has ranked first in trade with Cuba for several years.  Strain says in order to serve countries better, he hopes to get a lot of input on what is needed at home to further expand international trade…

Cut 6 (11) “other infrastructure.”

Today’s stops will be in Mooringsport and Bastrop.  Later this week they will be in Arnaudville, Ferriday, Slaughter and Ville Platte.

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Black Friday is next week and retailers are gearing up for a busy shopping season. An October survey from Deloitte found that online holiday shopping is expected to beat in-store sales for the first time. But LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says brick and mortar stores can be still very profitable and retailers will do what they can to get shoppers into their stores.

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Rice expects this year to be better for Louisiana retailers, especially in south Louisiana. Many consumers didn’t spend as much during the holidays, because they were recovering from the historic flooding.

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Rice says big corporate stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy opened up some Black Friday deals at the end of October. But he says other retailers like REI or Ikea, have decided not to open on Thanksgiving to impress consumers with their family values and encourage them to shop during other times of the season.

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U.S. Senator John Kennedy has written an op-ed piece to the Washington Examiner entitled “Please stop having children you aren’t willing to raise.”  In the piece, Kennedy implores parents that if they are drug users or if the child would be born to a fatherless house, to think twice about bringing lives into the world…

Cut 10 (12)  “high school.”

Kennedy says too many parents are failing their children these says in Louisiana. He says thousands of children are in the state’ foster care system and those who fail to find a good foster care home end up struggling in life…

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Kennedy says we launch public awareness campaigns to encourage people to recycle their soft drink cans, stop smoking and wear seat belts. He says maybe we need to launch campaigns to encourage people to raise their children…

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If you are wanting to know if the flu bug has invaded your neighborhood, a new phone app called Sickweather has been designed with you in mind.  Founder and CEO Graham Dodge says they use the public’s help to track when there’s an outbreak of various illnesses from the common cold to the flu…

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Dodge says the app can be valuable in helping determine what symptoms you have or maybe why you are feeling a little under the weather…

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Dodge says the app will alert you when you are entering an area where there’s been a large of number of verified illnesses reported.  He cites an example of a mother who did just that.  The app reported that Strep Throat was in her area.  Dodge says the value of the app became apparent the next day…

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The app is currently available on Google Play and the Apple store for free.

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Brady Hoke will serve as the interim head coach when Tennessee hosts 21st ranked LSU this Saturday. Hoke replaces the fired Butch Jones, who was dismissed after an embarrassing 50-17 loss to Missouri. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron knows what its like to take over a team midseason and he expects a great effort from Tennessee

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For the third time this year, LSU linebacker Devin White has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. The sophomore from Springhill, Louisiana had 14 tackles in the Tigers 33-10 win over Arkansas. Orgeron says White has been a big leader on and off the field

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White leads the SEC in total tackles with 103. The former North Webster High School standout gives a lot credit to defensive coordinator Dave Aranda…

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White says he doesn’t get tired of winning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors…

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Governor John Bel Edwards announced today two-thousand new jobs are in January of 2018. DXC is a Virginia based information technology company that will open in New Orleans. Edwards says LED estimates that another 2,257 indirect jobs will be created from this project with an average salary of 63-thousand dollars plus benefits and the economic benefits are unmatched.

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Oren Tessler says bigger butts is the latest trend.  He says women look at Kim Kardashian and other famous celebrities and want to have a similar body. But he says there are some significant risks associated with the procedure.

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LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says the elimination of tax breaks in the GOP tax reform bills could be disastrous for big-time collegiate athletics. Alleva says LSU receives about 50-million dollars from this revenue stream as reportedly 45-thousand football season tickets require a donation to the school’s Tradition Fund for the right to purchase those tickets.

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An East Feliciana Parish Grand jury has formally charged Ryan Sharpe for multiple shootings that resulted in two fatalities and the injuring of a third man. Sharpe will be arraigned on November 28th and he’s also accused of fatally shooting an East Baton Rouge Parish man. Court documents say Sharpe confessed to the crimes.

Governor John Bel Edwards announced today two-thousand new jobs are coming when DXC Technology opens a digital transformation center in January of 2018 in New Orleans.  Louisiana will invest $25 million in higher education grants through the LSU, UL, and Technical and Community College Systems to ensure qualified workers can fill these new positions. Edwards says this project is one of the most significant economic development announcements in Louisiana history.

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Reports indicate a Louisiana man was arrested trying to cross into North Korea.  The man was detained by South Korean forces before he could cross the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two countries.  The 58-year-old is identified as “A”.  The Washington Post says he was trying to enter North Korea for “political purposes.”

The elimination of a tax break in Republican tax reform legislation could be detrimental to college sports, according to LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva. Emelie Gunn has more…

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LSU AgCenter Associate Professor Charlie Graham  says even though pecan harvest numbers are falling short of what they had hoped this year, they are still in greater supply than they were last year:

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Today state officials announced a newly formed software company will be relocating to New Orleans. Michelle Southern reports this is huge jobs news:

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Tomorrow, the Governor will begin traveling with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain on a listening tour with farmers across Louisiana to hear their concerns.  They will begin in Mooringsport and Bastrop tomorrow before visiting other towns Wednesday and Thursday.

Expectations of a bumper pecan crop in Louisiana this year have been lowered due to unfavorable weather, but that shouldn’t affect your pies for the holidays. That’s according to LSU AgCenter Associate Professor Charlie Graham, who says their original projection for this year was around 15 million pounds of pecans…:

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Graham says pecans are still in greater supply than last year.

LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says the elimination of tax break in the GOP tax reform bills could be disastrous for big-time collegiate athletics. LSU and many other schools require donations to purchase tickets to athletic events and Alleva is concerned those donations will go away, if fans can no longer claim 80-percent of the donation as a tax deduction…

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LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says the elimination of a tax break in the GOP tax reform bills could be disastrous for big-time collegiate athletics. He says donations are required to purchase thousands of tickets to LSU games, and if fans can’t write those off under the plan; they may stop donating…:
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A spokesperson for Congressman Steve Scalise argued this plan would put more money in peoples pockets to buy anything they want like tickets.

According to a recent survey, Louisianans are researching butt implants more than any other plastic surgery procedure. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Oren Tessler says having a big booty is a trend, but there are risks associated with the procedure…:
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Expectations of a bumper pecan crop in Louisiana this year have been lowered due to unfavorable weather, but that shouldn’t affect your pies for the holidays. LSU AgCenter Associate Professor Charlie Graham says even though numbers are falling short of what they had hoped this year, pecans are still in greater supply than they were last year:
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The project was about 15 million pounds.

LSU’s regular season finale against Texas A&M at Tiger Stadium will be a night game. The Tigers and Aggies will kick off at 6:30pm on November 25th.

The latest poll on the New Orleans Mayors race is out. LaToya Cantrell continues to hang on to a double-digit lead over Desiree Charbonnet, according to UNO pollster Ed Chervenak, 46 percent to 35 percent, with 19 percent still undecided.

The elimination of a tax break in Republican tax reform bills could be detrimental to college sports, according to LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva:
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The Saints looked like Super bowl contenders yesterday as they defeated the Buffalo Bills 47-10. New Orleans rushed for 298 yards and set a franchise record with six rushing touchdowns. Even Quarterback Drew Brees had a rushing T-D…
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Expectations of a bumper pecan crop in Louisiana this year have been lowered due to unfavorable weather, but that shouldn’t affect your pies for the holidays. That’s according to LSU AgCenter Associate Professor Charlie Graham, who says their original projection for this year was around 15 million pounds of pecans…:
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Graham also says prices should remain steady and not go down.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards this afternoon is set to announce that a newly formed company that has bought parts of Hewlett-Packard will be relocating to New Orleans, according to The Advocate. The expansion will create 2,000 jobs, according to the report.