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plays propel tigers past southern miss 45 10updated sunday october 16 2016 12 19 am edt baton rouge la . ap derrius guice broke loose for touchdowns of 61 and 20 yards early in the third quarter and lsu use a slew of big plays in the second half to break open what had been an unexpectedly close game and defeat southern mississippi 45 10 on saturday night . lsu had two long one play touchdown drives an 80 yard catch and run by d.j. chark and a 63 yard reception by malachi dupre on danny etling s long heave . lsu safety jamal a. . . more the latest clinton has twice as many six figure donors updated saturday october 15 2016 10 56 pm edt washington ap the latest on the 2016 presidential campaign all times edt 10 30 p.m. hillary clinton has at least twice as many six figure donors as donald trump . more three vehicle crash temporarily closes part of johnston street courtesy sylvia whitingupdated saturday october 15 2016 10 25 pm edt lafayette police responded to a crash early this evening near the intersection of johnston street and e broussard . more ul walk on works his way into the spotlight updated saturday october 15 2016 10 17 pm edt i love it shay laporte said . if i didn t love it as much as i could there s no way i could do it . three years ago laporte made a decision that changed his collegiate future . the stocky abbeville native decided he wasn t ready to hang up his football cleats . so laporte became a walk on also known as a non scholarship player for the university of louisiana . you ve got to beat out the guys on scholarship beat them out b. . . more impairment suspected in crash that left driver child dead image credit mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 8 20 pm edt rougon la . ap an early morning fiery crash in west baton rouge has claimed the lives of a woman and a 7 year old girl . more body found inside burning vehicle in new orleans courtesy mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 6 16 pm edt the new orleans fire department has found a man s body inside a burned vehicle . more quiet but hot forecast updated saturday october 15 2016 6 10 pm edt there really isn t much else you can say about the weather in acadiana as an incredibly dry and uneventful october continues with no real change in the forecast these next few days . high pressure will sit immediately to our east with winds wrapping around from the south pumping moisture in to the area keeping an outside chance for an isolated shower this week . sunshine will be the main order of business however with only a few fair weather clouds drifting by as we go ... more nasa spacecraft s next close pass to jupiter delayed courtesy of mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 5 53 pm edt nasa says a rocket engine burn designed to put a spacecraft close to jupiter has been delayed until december . more beauregard parish deputy killed in calcasieu parish crash courtesy of louisiana state policeupdated saturday october 15 2016 5 24 pm edt state police say a beauregard parish sheriff deputy is dead after a single vehicle crash in calcasieu parish . more mobile game replaces pokemon creatures with clinton trump image courtesy mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 5 17 pm edt hanover n.h. ap while some voters may wish the presidential candidates would just go away dartmouth college has created an app for those who want to find them around every corner . more trump suggests clinton was on drug during debate courtesy of cnnupdated saturday october 15 2016 4 38 pm edt donald trump is accusing rival hillary clinton of being on some kind of drug during the last debate and says that both candidates should be tested for substances ahead of the next one . more scott firefighters respond to residential fire courtesy mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 2 36 pm edt scott firefighters arrived on scene of a house fire at 106 rice circle shortly after 12 p.m. today . more breaux bridge woman celebrates 100th birthday updated saturday october 15 2016 2 24 pm edt a breaux bridge woman is celebrating her 100th birthday . more festivals acadiens et creoles happening this weekend updated saturday october 15 2016 1 10 pm edt festivals acadiens et creole is going on all weekend in lafayette . more david thibodaux stem magnet academy celebrates family fun day updated saturday october 15 2016 12 57 pm edt students families and staff of david thibodaux came together to celebrate family fun day . more a look at hacked emails from clinton s campaign chairman photo valsts kanceleja state chancellery flickr mgnupdated saturday october 15 2016 12 24 pm edt hacked emails released in daily dispatches this past week by the wikileaks group exposed the inner workings of hillary clinton s campaign leading up to her 2015 announcement that she would seek the presidency and through this year s primary . more 2.7 m in refunds going to some retirees in insurance program image courtesy mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 12 03 pm edt more than 2.7 million in refunds have been going out to people in louisiana s health insurance program for state workers and public school employees who were overcharged for coverage . more rayne man killed in vermilion parish crash image credit mgn onlineupdated saturday october 15 2016 11 20 am edt louisiana state police are investigating a single vehicle crash that killed a rayne man friday night . more friday night football scoreboard week 7 updated saturday october 15 2016 12 19 am edt prep football acadiana 47 lafayette 6 airline 35 haughton 17 albany 27 sumner 14 alexandria 42 ouachita parish 38 amite 34 bogalusa 0 arcadia 36 grambling 6 archbishop hannan 35 northlake christian 28 archbishop shaw 20 belle chasse 7 ascension catholic 33 east iberville 6 ascensi ... more panthers saints enduring growing pains in pass coverage saintsupdated saturday october 15 2016 12 17 am edt metairie la . ap the new orleans saints and carolina panthers each have banked on players with little experience to cover opponents starting receivers . neither team has managed more than one victory through a quarter or more of the season . whether there s a direct correlation is debatable but both teams have seen their young defensive backs tested and at times it has been costly enough that each club saw wisdom in adding veteran free agents at those spots af ... more after unwanted bye lsu resumes orgeron era vs. so . miss lsu head coach ed orgeron photo credit advocate file photo updated saturday october 15 2016 12 15 am edt baton rouge la . ap after severe weather gave lsu an unscheduled and unwanted weekend off the tigers sound eager to finally move on to game 2 under interim coach ed orgeron . lsu 3 2 returns to the field against southern mississippi 4 2 in death valley on saturday night . the tigers will try to build on their 42 7 demolition of missouri on oct. 1 when orgeron a former defensive assistant made his debut in his new post and new offensive coordinator more cattle festival 2016 kicks off updated friday october 14 2016 11 51 pm edt cattle festival 2016 more festivals acadiens et cr oles kicks off in lafayette updated friday october 14 2016 11 22 pm edt festivals acadiens et cr oles kicked off in lafayette on friday with it s annual boudin cutting . it is similar to a ribbon cutting only the ribbon is replaced with a link of boudin . after the cutting free boudin samples were passed out to the crowd . johnson s boucaniere provided the boudin . the festival will continue through the weekend . a list of events and performers can be found on their website festivalsacadiens.com more north louisiana parents angry about strip search of students image courtesy mgn onlineupdated friday october 14 2016 9 37 pm edt the aclu is looking into complaints from north louisiana parents who say their teenage children were held after school and strip searched when a student reported the loss of 42 . more man accused of killing pregnant teacher bonds out of jail courtesy of the advocateupdated friday october 14 2016 9 35 pm edt according to wbrz the man accused of murdering a pregnant school administrator is bonding out of jail . more shelter at home deadline extended updated friday october 14 2016 8 44 pm edt baton rouge la october 14 the governor s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness gohsep received word that the federal emergency management agency fema approved the state s request to extend the deadline to apply for the shelter at home program . more two candidates running for mayor in pine prairie updated friday october 14 2016 8 27 pm edt two candidates are hoping to become pine prairie s next mayor . current mayor terry savant is retiring from office after serving three terms as the village s leader . now two men who are no strangers to running for office are seeking the village s top spot . quint west is a familiar face in pine prairie and evangeline parish . he s an assistant principal at evangeline central school and he s pine prairie s current mayor pro temp . west said that experience makes him qualified for t. . . more week 7 scores from friday night football courtesy of mgn onlineupdated friday october 14 2016 8 22 pm edt keep up with all the scores from high school football games happening around acadiana . more recycle bins set up at festivals recycle binupdated friday october 14 2016 7 53 pm edt more than 200 recycle bins are set up at festivals acadiens et creoles paid for by a grant from keep louisiana beautiful healthy communities program . more new allegations of sexual misconduct rock trump campaign courtesy of mgn onlineupdated friday october 14 2016 7 48 pm edt battered by sordid new accusations of sexual misbehavior donald trump fought back in ever more remarkable fashion friday acting out one woman s allegation onstage and suggesting another was not attractive enough to merit his attention . more new iberia woman cited for cruelty ; animals seized photo courtesy mgn onlineupdated friday october 14 2016 7 41 pm edt iberia sheriff s deputies seized nearly 70 animals from a home on avery island road thursday . more 3 arrested in alleged bomb plot targeting somalis in kansas courtesy of cnnupdated friday october 14 2016 7 37 pm edt three members of a kansas militia group were charged friday with plotting to bomb an apartment building filled with somali immigrants in the western kansas meatpacking town of garden city . more englishman runs across us spreading message jim plunkett coleupdated friday october 14 2016 7 01 pm edt an englishman is in acadiana as he runs across the united states inspired by forrest gump . katc s travis guillory caught up with