It was a rough visit to the Swamp for the LSU Tigers. Jeff Palermo has more on the Bayou Bengals first loss of the season…
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Drew Brees will chase history tonight as a he hones in on the record for most career passing yards. Matt Doyle has more.
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With just under a month remaining until the election, candidates for Secretary of State may appear to have not done much campaigning for the position, but that may change soon. Kevin Barnhart tells us why.
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Tropical Storm Michael is expected to be a hurricane in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. But State Climatologist Barry Keim says at this point he storm is not a threat to Louisiana
Keim says Michael has a chance to strengthen into a Category Two Hurricane when it makes landfall…
Keim says cooler air is on the way for Louisiana and it’s that weather system that will keep Michael away from the Bayou State…
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Louisiana pro-life advocates are celebrating the ascension of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. With his appointment, the conservative bloc now commands a five to four majority on the nation’s highest court. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says there’s a 14-week fetal dismemberment ban that could be the test case that outlaws abortion.
Clapper says other opportunities, like admitting privileges legislation, could also be an early litmus test.
Four of the sitting judges have demonstrated pro-life leanings on past cases, and while Kavanaugh has indicated he may agree, Clapper says nothing is guaranteed until a Justice makes its first ruling.
But Clapper says the end of Roe vs. Wade may not solely come down to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. He says there’s some concerns that Chief Justice John Roberts, given his past record, could backtrack on his support for Pro-Life bills.
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The November election to crown a new Secretary of State is less than a month away, but you may not have noticed with a lack of campaigning from the candidates. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the reason why is, compared to other positions, candidates for the gig don’t see many donations.
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Pinsonat says in comparison to other statewide races, this special election isn’t seeing a long term build up to Election Day.
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Pinsonat says with the money the candidates have raised, you may start to detect more of a campaign visibility soon
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The election takes place November 6 and six of the candidates appear today at the Baton Rouge Press Club.
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Drew Brees heads into tonight’s game against Washington just 201 yards shy of the all-time passing yards record. Brees’ first NFL experience was a 2001 preseason game in Miami, where he says he stared starry eyed up into the rafters at the passing records held by Dan Marino, who then held the all-time passing yards record. He says he never could imagined one day that might be him.
The heart and soul of the Black and Gold has thrown for 71,740 yards in his career and fans are hoping he breaks the record tonight in New Orleans, which is held by New Orleans born Peyton Manning.
Brees holds several Saints career records, and the NFL record for passing percentage in a season, but this is the big one, a record that’s been held by QBs like Manning, Brett Farve, and Marino. Brees says he’s not focusing on the record tonight, but it is something he had set his sights on.
Achieving the record may be easier said than done against a Skins defense that’s allowing only 187 passing yards a game.
Brees says the milestone will be a testament to the incredible collection of talent he’s had the privilege to play with
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LSU has fallen out of the Top 10 after suffering its first loss on Saturday as the Florida Gators scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to beat the Tigers 27-19. The Bayou Bengals fell eight spots to number 13 in the A-P poll. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says it was a tough loss
LSU gave up five sacks, allowed 215 rushing yards, Quarterback Joe Burrow threw two interceptions, missed on a couple of deep balls and there were dropped passes. Orgeron says too many mistakes to win an SEC game on the road
LSU had a chance to a 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter, but Burrow was pressured and fumbled. Orgeron says that was a big point in the game
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Louisiana Tech had a frustrating night on Saturday as they lost to UAB 28-7. The Blazers defense recorded five sacks and three turnovers and held Tech to just 258 yards of total offense. Coach Skip Holtz says nothing was working
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The Ragin Cajuns won their first Sun Belt game on Saturday, a 42-27 victory over Texas State. Sophomore running back Elijah Mitchell had 191 yards rushing and three touchdowns. UL Lafayette Coach Bill Napier’s team snapped a three-game losing streak…