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My hometown, Blanchard, Louisiana scored near the top and I'm as proud as a peacock! In a story from Yahoo, the best places to live in Louisiana were ranked based on three criteria: (1) median household income; (2) educational attainment; and (3) property crime rates per 1,000 residents.

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Our good friend, Representative Jeff Thompson, who was extremely instrumental in helping us with the Hunters for the Hungry debacle and our "In God We Trust" efforts with Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington, has once again found himself in an extremely positive limelight. 

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Choot 'em!!!  Is there anyone left in Louisiana that doesn't know exactly who made that famous?  In case you just moved here, the only person in our great state as famous as a Robertson brother is our own gator hunter, Troy Landry!  And he's back again this year on A&E's "Swamp People" with the season premiere next Thursday, February 14th at 8pm. 

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The wait is almost over.  We're less than a month away from the return of our Duck Dynasty and most of us are going through what I've labeled DDDT's.  That's Duck Dynasty Delirium Tremens.   (Those shakes that junkies get) We need a fix, SOON.  And it's coming. 

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According to SportingNews.com the New Orleans Hornets NBA Basketball team will officially become the New Orleans Pelicans next season.  The NBA's Board of Governors already has approved the name change, and, as had been reported, the Pelicans' team colors will be blue, red and gold.  

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Rodeos, charity walks and holiday festivals, oh my! Whether you're enjoying the last weekend before Thanksgiving or thinking ahead to Christmas, there's plenty of things to do in Shreveport-Bossier. Check out some of the fun events going on.

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Frank Foster was a guest of mine recently on the Kiss Country morning show.  We talked about him growing up in North Louisiana and his long, hard days in the oilfield.  We visited about his live concerts and his growing number of truly passionate fans.  

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No Surprise that the wealthiest person in Louisiana is the one man who owns the state's two biggest professional sports teams.

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The State Fair of Louisiana opens tomorrow, October 25, and odds are you probably have some incredible memories of the Fair.  Mustard dripping off your elbow from the foot long corn dogs, fingers sticking together while you inhaled pounds of salt water taffy; that distinct "smell" of the live stock show, sitting with that somebody special, hoping you'd get stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel.  And there's those great memories of the rodeo and the concerts.  

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Looks like the drought we've experienced again this year is reeking havoc in Blanchard; and I'm sure Blanchard is just the first of many victims to come.  As of now, the Blanchard Utility department is "requesting" that customers conserve water.  At some point in the future, this "request" could become "mandate", so it's really a good idea to oblige the "request".  

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Many folks believe in ghosts, but few can say they've caught evidence of a haunting on video. Stocky's Pizza employee Lori Evans says there's not only a ghost haunting the recently opened Haughton, Louisiana pizzeria, but that it's far from friendly. And she has some unnerving surveillance camera footage to prove it.

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It was so hot around here yesterday I saw a monkey drinking a banana. Its so hot today you could fry an egg on an ice cube. Let the jokes begin. It's just too hot and it's only June. With a 103-degree temperature forecast for Shreveport/Bossier this afternoon, that's much too close to the record of 104 degrees set in 1875. 

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