A small Jefferson Davis Parish town is in a predicament, torn between their allegiance to the Bayou Bengals and a hometown football star. Brooke Thorington explains.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Brooke Thorington”
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LSU Astronomers predict an unusually bright star is set to join the night sky. Matt Doyle spoke with Professor Juhan Frank (You-han Fronck) about the massive cosmic event…
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”
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Saints QB Drew Brees is going undercover tonight on the season premiere of CBS’s Undercover Boss. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 3 (29) “… Kevin Barnhart”
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If you drive through the small town of Jennings right now, you might feel as if you’re in an episode of the Twilight Zone because the town is split on which Tiger to pull for Monday. Seeing as the Clemson Tigers stand out running back Travis Etienne hails from the Jefferson Davis Parish town it’s understandable why some, like Jennings Mayor Henry Guinn, are conflicted.
Cut 4 (10) “…alama mater.”
Etienne graduated from Jennings High School in 2017 and will play for his second college football national championship on Monday. Guinn says they are extremely happy for the ACC Player of Year and it just worked out that Clemson is playing LSU for the Championship this year.
Cut 5 (11) “…anywhere else.”
Mayor Guinn says despite the city being split, the trash talk hasn’t gotten out of hand and the town supports their standout player no matter what.
Cut 6 (11) “…here in Jennings.”
His senior year at Jennings High School, Etienne rushed for 2,459 yards with 39 touchdowns.
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LSU Astronomers have predicted a massive cosmic explosion will provide stargazers something special to look at for a few weeks… in 2083.
Professor Juhan Frank says a white dwarf and a star three times the size of the sun are spiraling closer to one another 7,700 lightyears away, and it’s set to end with a bang.
Cut 7 (13) “…explosion.”
That explosion will leave the currently faint star, V Sagittae, as one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
And because it’s 7,700 light-years away…
Cut 8 (10) “…stone age.”
Frank says it’s a good thing it’s that far away. A similar explosion nearby would be catastrophic.
The Professor says the explosion, and the decades-long dance the two stars will do beforehand, are a fantastic educational opportunity.
Cut 9 (12) “…phenomenon”
The findings were first shared at the 235th annual American Astronomical Society meeting in Hawaii.
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Walk On’s restaurants will be showcased on national television with the season premiere of Undercover Boss on CBS tonight. Co-Founder Brandon Landry and investor Drew Brees will be disguised to work with the staff at some of the locations throughout the chain. Landry says the CBS makeup team had a big challenge cloaking Brees.
Cut 10 (10) “…not get that.”
The episode was filmed last June. Landry says Brees was only available for one day of production at the location near the Superdome, but Brees got plenty of work done that day.
Cut 11 (08) “…pretty special episode.”
Landry says they are holding watch parties at all 33 locations with food and drink specials, as well as giveaways.
Cut 12 (10) “…things like that.”
The episode airs tonight at 7.
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100 people, all Clemson and LSU alumni, coaches, and school personnel are getting together Saturday before the CFP Championship Game to help out the hungry.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana spokesperson Jay Vise says they just recently received two tons of rice courtesy of Falcon Rice of Crowley…
Cut 13 (11) “…kitchens.”
The rice will then be distributed across 23 southern Louisiana parishes.
Vise says they fully expect there to be a little competitive spirit Saturday as the teams try to out bag the other, but…
Cut 14 (12) “…volunteers”
Both LSU and the Clemson alumni associations have done this kind of volunteer work at previous bowl games, and Vise says they couldn’t wait to do it for the big dance.
Cut 15 (09) “…absolutely.”
They’ll be bagging the rice at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan.
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With Saints quarterback Drew Brees set to become a free agent in March, it’s a question mark on whether the soon to be 41-year-old will back with the Black and Gold next season. Coach Sean Payton would not give a definitive answer Tuesday, but he doesn’t see why Brees wouldn’t be his starting Q-B again next season
Cut 16 (25) …as well
2019 was a record-breaking season for Michael Thomas as he set the NFL record for most catches in a season. But some would say the Black and Gold have been lacking a second quality wide receiver target. Payton says they’ll look to address that in the offseason…
Cut 17 (25) “right player”
The Saints have been one of the best teams in the NFL over the last three seasons, but they have not able to win a Super Bowl. Payton on making a run at a fourth straight postseason appearance
cut 18 (25) tournament”
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After a couple of days off, LSU begins game week practices today for Monday night’s national championship matchup with Clemson. Tigers Center Lloyd Cushenberry says the time off gave them a chance to reflect a little bit on what they’ve done so far…
cut 19 (16) come the 13th
So far no one has been able to stop LSU’s record-breaking offense. But Clemson could provide the Tigers their toughest test as they are allowing just 12 points a game, which leads the nation. Clemson’s defensive coordinator is one of the best in the country in Brent Venables. Cushenberry expects a battle on Monday night
cut 20 (19) “ by the 13th ”