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Opinion: College football’s great playoff debate
Tue,12/05/23-6:34PM , 874 Reads 11,122 Statewide
There’s plenty of fussing about the schools that didn’t get into the four-team college football playoff. The debate is justified, but you can blame the whole uproar on Georgia.
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 in Manchac, La., Oct. 23, 2023. A stubborn, smoky marsh fire that contributed to fatal car crashes on fogbound highways and sometimes fouled New Orleans air with a pervasive stench has been completely extinguished after burning for weeks, the New Orleans Fire Department said Monday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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New Orleans marsh fire blamed for highway crashes and foul smell is out after burning for weeks
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,12/05/23-5:03PM , 90 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A stubborn, smoky marsh fire that contributed to fatal car crashes on fogbound highways and sometimes fouled New Orleans air with a pervasive stench has been completely extinguished after burning for over a
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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates with his parents on senior day, for his final home game, before an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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AP names LSU's Daniels unanimous SEC offensive player of year; Watson named top defensive player
By JOHN ZENOR - AP Sports Writer
Mon,12/04/23-2:49PM , 95 Reads
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is the unanimous pick as Associated Press Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year, while Mississippi State linebacker Nathaniel Watson is defensive player of the year.
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The Louisiana state Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January 2024 to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace a current map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters. Baton Rouge-based U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick issued a two-week extension Thursday afternoon, Nov. 30, giving lawmakers extra time to construct a congressional map. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana granted extra time to draw new congressional map that complies with Voting Rights Act
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Sun,12/03/23-11:54AM , 128 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace a current map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters.
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