For the first time ever, the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola hosted a Daddy Daughter Dance. Andre Champagne has more…
Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”
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The LSU Tigers have a new head football coach as they have poached Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss. Jeff Palermo has more on what the Tigers are getting in Kiffin…
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The hurricane season ended Sunday and for the first time since 2015 no hurricanes hit the U.S. Kace Kieschnick reports.
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”
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God Behind Bars, a national prison ministry, organized a Daddy Daughter Dance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for more than two dozen fathers who had not seen their daughters in years. The fathers stood waiting in fitted tuxedos and later presented their daughters flowers, a Bible and a handwritten letter. Jake Bodine, the founder of God Behind Bars, says Angola was transformed into something special.
Cut 4 (15) “…end of the event.”
Over 30 daughters showed up to Angola in beautiful dresses, where their fathers were in matching and fitted tuxedos. Bodine says thanks to several sponsors, the organization was able to give the inmates a different look as opposed to their typical orange uniforms.
Cut 5 (15) “…sense of pride.”
Bodine says the Daddy Daughter Dance is just as important for the daughters of the inmates as it is for the fathers.
Cut 6 (09) “…this moment forward.”
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The Pelican Institute for Public Policy has released a poll on next year’s U-S Senate race. Pelican CEO Daniel Erspamer says the Pelican Pulse poll gathered responses from 761 voters and found that state treasurer John Fleming has the best chance of ending up in a Republican primary runoff with Senator Bill Cassidy…
Cut 7 (14) “…22”
The other Republican Senate candidates, Julie Emerson, Blake Miguez, Cathy Seidan and Eric Skrmetta, are polling in the single digits.
The Pelican Pulse Poll also asked respondents their thoughts on tax reform and Erspamer says just over half support what state lawmakers did last year in the tax reform special session…
Cut 8 (11) “…income tax.”
Erspamer says their poll also show strong support for the state’s voucher system that is seeking to expand school choice…
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The LA Gator Scholarship program pays for tuition at private schools. The Louisiana Legislature appropriated 43 million dollars for the program this school year, which is less than the nearly 100 million requested by Governor Jeff Landry.
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Lane Kiffin, one of the brightest minds in college football, is the new head coach of the LSU Tigers. The 50-year-old has accepted LSU’s reported offer of a seven-year contract worth more than $90 million. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau calls it a fantastic hire…
Cut 10 (11) “…like that.”
The hiring of Kiffin caps off a dramatic month for LSU football. It started with the firing of Brian Kelly and the dismissal of athletics director Scott Woodward. It looked like LSU would have a hard time attracting a big-time coach, especially when it appeared Governor Landry had a hand in Woodward’s firing. But Guilbeau says new AD Verge Ausberry was confident he could hire the best coach in college football…
Cut 11 (11) “..politics.”
Kiffin’s departure from Ole Miss is messy. He’s leaving a program that went 11-1 and will play in the College Football playoff later this month. Kiffin is also taking several assistants with him to Baton Rouge. In a statement, the new LSU head coach says he wanted to coach the Rebels in the playoffs, but his request was denied by Ole Miss AD Keith Carter. Here’s Guilbeau’s take…
Cut 12 (13) “…to mad at him”
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The hurricane season ended Sunday and for the first time since 2015 a hurricane did not make landfall in the U.S. There were 13 named storms, five hurricanes and four major hurricanes. Colorado State research scientist Phil Klotzbach says atmospheric conditions protected the U.S.
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An average season has 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes. While this year failed to reach those marks Klotzbach says it made up for its lack of quantity with intensity.
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Despite a below-average number of storms, Klotzbach says this is considered an above-average season due to the strength of the major storms. It’s just the second season ever with more than two category five hurricanes
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Louisiana Tech has its first winning season since 2019 as the Bulldogs went on the road in some tough weather conditions and defeated Missouri State 42-30. Tech rushed for 388 yards, and all five of their touchdowns came on the ground. Quarterback Trey Kukuk (Q-kuhk) threw for 87 yards but set a school record for most rushing yards by a Q-B with 172. He also had three rushing TDs. Coach Sonny Cumbie…
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CBS Sports has Louisiana Tech playing in the 68 Ventures Bowl on December 17th. Athlon Sports has the Bulldogs going back to the Independence Bowl.
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ULM finished its season on an eight-game losing streak with a hard-fought overtime loss to the Ragin’ Cajuns. After winning five games in his first season in Monroe, Bryant Vincent only won three games this year, but he believes the future still looks bright…
Cut 17 (15) “…great players in it.”
Meanwhile, the Ragin Cajuns are heading to a bowl game for an eighth consecutive season after U-L Lafayette defeated the Warhawks 30-27 in overtime for its fourth consecutive win. Coach Michael Desormeaux says when the team was 2-6, most people didn’t think the team would win the necessary six games to be bowl eligible…
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The Saints fell to 2-10 on the season yesterday with a 21-17 loss to Miami. It’s the fourth defeat for New Orleans by seven points or less, and once again, they could not overcome a slow start. The Dolphins led by 16 at halftime. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan wishes they could get off to a faster start…
Cut 19 (14) “…lose it.”
Tyler Shough threw two touchdown passes and new field goal kicker Charlie Smith booted a 56-yard field goal to get New Orleans back into the game. The Saints had a ball with a chance to win it in the final minute. Head Coach Kellen Moore…
Cut 20 (18) “…learn from this.”
The Saints visit Tampa Bay next Sunday.