Voters will return to the polls on Saturday to decide on a number of statewide races including the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says as a former member of Congress, a physician, business owner, and his tenure in the Trump administration, he is the best choice for the office. He says he also wants to work with the Landry administration…

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Democrat Dustin Granger, a financial advisor and small business owner, is also competing for the office. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background. He says he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses including insurance companies.

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In addition to the Treasurer’s race, there are two other statewide run-offs; Secretary of State, Attorney General, and four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Voting begins at 7 am and ends at 8 pm.

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s black-tie inaugural ball is set for January 8 at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge at 7 pm. And he has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend. Landry says tickets can be purchased for $100 each at one-team-dot-la. Landry says in order to reserve a ticket…

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Landry wants to give Louisianans the opportunity to be a part of this special occasion.

With less than two months remaining in office, Governor John Bel Edwards says he and his team are making the transition for Landry’s administration seamless. He says his administration is leaving the state in a better position.

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The LSU Tigers are 31 and a half point favorites over the Georgia State Panthers this Saturday. A big part of why the Tigers are such heavy favorites is due to the LSU offensive line. The unit is a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award which the Tiger offense line of 2019 won. LSU offensive Lineman Charles Turner sees a big similarity between 2019 and this year’s team.

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The Tigers will face the Panthers at 7 pm on ESPN2 in Tiger Stadium.

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The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Baltimore Ravens in what will be an epic battle between two AFC North teams. The matchup will feature former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and former LSU wide receiver Jamar Chase take on their 2019 teammate and linebacker Patrick Queen who is the second leading tackler for the Baltimore Ravens. The game will be in Baltimore with kickoff at 7:15 tonight on Prime Video.

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The Ragin Cajuns have announced a huge 65 million dollar renovation to the west side of their stadium that will begin on December 11th. Athletic Department spokesman Evan Roberts says that the renovations will transform gameday for Cajun Nation.

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The Cajuns will take on Troy this Saturday with the game on the NFL Network at 2:30pm.

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In other college football news, Nicholls will try and win the Southland Conference title outright tonight when they take on Southeastern. Nicholls quarterback Mat McQuaide only had 106 yards in his last game, but had a season high 3 touchdown passes. The game will be in Hammond with kickoff at 6:00 pm and it will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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And in basketball news, LA Tech transfer Daniel Batcho got his immediate eligibility from the NCAA which makes him eligible to play for the Bulldogs tonight at ULM. Both teams have started their season 1 and 1 and the bulldogs are currently 10 and a half point favorites to win tonight.

Term-limited Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. As he prepares to turn over power to Louisiana’s 57^th governor, Edwards says his team is prepared to hand over the reins to Landry’s administration.

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Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. The black-tie ball will be held at the Raising Canes River Center in Baton Rouge. Landry says he wants to give Louisianans the opportunity to be a part of a memorable occasion.

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Landry will be inaugurated as Louisiana’s 57^th governor. The ball is set to begin at 7 pm.

The Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium Renovation at ULL has been talked about for more than a decade and as work begins next month, the west side of the stadium is expected to be ready for the 2025 season. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says that means limited seating for the 2024 season…

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Saturday is Election Day. On the ballot are 3 run off s and four constitutional amendments. The runoffs include Republican John Fleming and Democrat Dustin Granger for Treasurer, Democrat Lindsey Cheek and Republican Liz Murill for Attorney General, and Democrat “Gwen” Collins-Greenup and Republican Nancy Landry for Secretary of State. There are also four constitutional amendments to be decided.

Saturday is Election Day and among the statewide races is the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says his combined experience as a family physician, business owner, former member of Congress, and tenure in the Trump administration make the better choice for the office. He says the role of the treasurer is to protect taxpayers’ money.

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His opponent is Democrat Dustin Granger, a small business owner and financial advisor. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background and that he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses. Granger says for too long, Louisiana has cut investments in people, health, education, and infrastructure…

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The Ragin Cajuns’ football stadium is set to undergo a major renovation starting on December 11th. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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Expect delays on I-10 over Whiskey Bay for the next few days. Road Work begins on the bridge deck today impacting the right lane that was closed in October after crews found extensive damage to the bridge deck while conducting other repair work. The Louisiana Department of Transportation hopes to have work completed by Monday ahead of increased holiday traffic. You can Keep up with DOTD closures and activities at dotd.la.gov

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. Landry says tickets can be purchased at one-team-dot-la.

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I-10 Traffic over Whiskey Bay may get worse before it gets better. Road Work begins on the bridge deck today impacting the the right lane that was closed in October after crews found extensive damage to the bridge deck while conducting other repair work. The Louisiana Department of Transportation hopes to have work completed by Monday ahead of increased holiday traffic. You can Keep up with DOTD closures and activities at dotd.la.gov or 5111la.com. or just call 511

Governor John Bel Edwards was in the Louisiana Radio Network studios on Wednesday and talked. about his transition out of office…Teiko Foxx has more…

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Ragin Cajuns athletics announced today that 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says fans can view renderings of what the new stadium will look like at build-the-culture-dot-com…

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Former Republican Congressman John Fleming and Democrat and financial advisor Dustin Granger are facing each other in Saturday’s State Treasurer election. Fleming says he’s looking forward to working with the Landry administration….
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Granger wants to expand the responsibilities of the state treasurer. He says he would like to work with insurance commissioner elect Tim Temple on fixing the state’s insurance crisis…
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In addition to the Treasurer’s race, there are two other statewide run-offs; Secretary of State, Attorney General, and four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Voting begins at 7 am and ends at 8 pm.

Governor John Bel Edwards has just over 50 days left in office and he says his staff is speaking on a daily baisis with Governor-elect Jeff Landry’s transition team. Edwards says so far everything is going smoothly…
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Edwards says eight years ago, he knew the budget was in bad shape, but didn’t realize the shortfall was much as two-billion dollars for the next fiscal year.

Landry will be sworn-in on January 8th and the inaugural ball is that night at the Raisin Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge. Landry says if you go to his transition website, one-team-dot-la, you can purchase tickets for 100-dollars…
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It’s a black tie affair and he’s making available five-thousand tickets for the general public.

Saturday is election day and among the statewide races is the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming says his combined experience as a family physician, business owner, former member of Congress, and tenure in the Trump administration makes him the better choice for the office. He says the role of the treasurer is to protect taxpayers’ money.

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His opponent is Democrat Dustin Granger, a small business owner and financial advisor. He says he’s the better choice because of his financial background and that he wants to put Louisiana residents first instead of businesses. Granger says for too long, Louisiana has cut investments in people, health, education, and infrastructure…

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Granger says another example of the state giving away money is incentives to insurance companies. In addition to the Treasurer’s race, there are two other statewide run-offs; Secretary of State, Attorney General, and four constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Voting begins at 7 am and ends at 8 pm.

As he prepares to turn over power to Louisiana’s 57^th governor, Governor John Bel Edwards says he plans to meet with Governor-Elect Landry next week. Edwards says he’s rooting for Landry’s success and hopes he can continue to move the state forward.

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Under the Edwards administration, he expanded Medicare and implemented a $53 hundred teacher pay raise. He has also managed the recovery of Hurricane Delta, Ida, and Laura. Edwards plans to remain in the Bayou State with his family after his term ends.

Ragin Cajuns athletics announced today that a 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts…..

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Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. Edwards says his team is gathering information to properly hand over the reins to Jeff Landry’s administration.

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A blood drive is underway at Louisiana Tech’s campus in response to Monday’s deadly knife attack that left one person dead and wounded three others. Regional director for Life Share Blood Centers, Michael Bricker, says for each blood donation they will provide 15 dollars towards the medical expenses for two of the victims…

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The blood drive ends at 3 o’clock.

LSU-Eunice aims to address the need for more respiratory therapists in the area through a new paid apprenticeship program. Teiko Foxx has more…

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After last month’s fatal massive pile-up on I-55 in southeast Louisiana the Cueria Law Firm in New Orleans decided to use data from the Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety to find out which parishes have the highest rate of fatal crashes when you compare them to overall crashes. The top three parishes are Caldwell, Winn, and St. Helena.

Governor Edwards has set a goal for Louisiana to be carbon neutral by 2050, but Governor-Elect Jeff Landry says zero carbon emissions policies are extremely descrutive to the economy. Brooke Thorington has more…
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The state department of transportation announces the right lane on Interstate 10 near the Whiskey Bay exit on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge will remain closed through Monday because emergency repairs are needed on a damaged section of the bridge deck. Delays are possible.

Governor John Bel Edwards is not sure what will happen now that a federal appeals court has ordered the Louisiana Legislature to redraw a Congressional map that has two majority-minority districts. The court gave a January 15th deadline. Edwards could call a special session, but legislative leaders are willing to allow the next legislature to handle it. The governor believes there are some delay tactics going on…
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Governor-elect Jeff Landry has said he’ll call a special special session after his January 8th inauguration.

Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. Landry says tickets can be purchased at one-team-dot-la.
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Tickets are $100 each. The black-tie affair will take place at the Baton Rouge River Center.

Governor John Bel Edwards has a little over 50 days left in office. Will he call a special session now that the federal appeals court has given the state legislature a January 15th deadline to redraw the state’s Congressional district map? Edwards says he’s waiting to see if the federal judge overseeing the case will push the deadline back to give the new legislature time to draw a map featuring two majority minority districts…
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Governor Edwards has set a goal for Louisiana to be carbon neutral by 2050, but Governor-elect Jeff Landry says policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero have a negative effect on the economy so a balance needs to be met…
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A blood drive is underway on Louisiana Tech’s campus in response to Monday’s deadly knife attack that killed one person and hospitalized two others. Life Share Blood Centers regional director Michael Bricker…
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Annie Richardson has died from her injuries in the attack. She was leaving an exercise class when police say 23-year-old Jacoby Johnson of Rayville attacked her and three other women.

LSU-Eunice has started a Respiratory Therapy Apprenticeship Training Program in conjunction with Ochsner Lafayette General where students will have the opportunity to earn money while they train to be a respiratory therapist…
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That’s LSU-E Chancellor Nancee Sorenson, who says there’s a growing need for respiratory therapists.