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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

LSU hosts Alabama Saturday, and Hyundai's steel mill gets its air permit

Plus, LSU lands at No. 14 in the first playoff rankings and Angel Reese gets a halftime tribute Thursday.

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LSU FootballTop story

LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the last annual meeting for now

Alabama leads the series, but LSU hasn't lost at home this year

58–27–5
Alabama's lead in the series
4 of 5
recent meetings won by Alabama
5 of 5
Death Valley games LSU has won this season

Sources: WBRZ, The Reveille

If you're heading to Tiger Stadium, plan around a 2:30 p.m. Saturday kickoff. No. 15 LSU hosts No. 9 Alabama, and both teams are 6-2 coming off bye weeks. It's the last annual meeting for the foreseeable future, since the SEC did away with the East-West divisions and gave each team three permanent opponents.

Lane Kiffin says Alabama is the most talented team LSU has faced all year. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said, "You can see them continue to improve." The two have never met as head coaches. Former LSU quarterback Matt Mauck, from the 2003 national championship team, joined Jacques Talk Live to talk through a November in which LSU is fighting to keep its playoff hopes alive. Here's how the two stack up on the field.

  • Sam Leavitt: 312 total yards per game, 23 more than Russell
  • Alabama's two losses, Georgia and Tennessee: its only games under 20 points
  • Alabama is 6-0 when it scores 30 or more points
  • Jackson Harris: five touchdowns in the last three games

172.8Passing yards per game LSU's defense allows

That's in the top 20 in the country. Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell, fresh off 300 yards and three touchdowns against Texas A&M, will face it Saturday.

Source: The Reveille

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Hyundai-POSCO's steel mill gets its air permit, and critics now want a binding deal

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has approved the final air permit for the $5.8 billion mill from Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel, or . It is expected to anchor the 17,000-acre near Donaldsonville. Trial operations are slated for the fourth quarter of 2028, with commercial production still set for the first quarter of 2029.

The mill site covers 1,700 acres inside a 17,000-acre industrial zone

Area of the mill site, beside places you know

The mill site1,700 acres
RiverPlex MegaPark17,000 acres
A football field1.3 acresend zones included

1,286 football fields would fit inside the mill site

Source: USA TODAY

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Area
The mill site1,700 acres
RiverPlex MegaPark17,000 acres
A football field1.3 acres (end zones included)

A coalition of residents and environmental and labor groups wants a legally binding deal next. Jacob Horwitz of the United Steelworkers and the Good Neighbors Louisiana Coalition says its priority is a with enforceable environmental safeguards, local hiring guarantees and compensation for affected homeowners. In a news release, the Sierra Club's Matthew Miles Goodrich said the company made some improvements but "needs to do more."

  • Jobs: about 1,300 direct jobs expected at the mill
  • Hiring: 40 openings now, 230 to 300 employees by end of 2027
  • Financing: State Bond Commission approved up to $1.3 billion, tax-free

The mill's path runs from a hearing to production in 2029

  1. Sept. 1A 4½-hour public hearing draws sharply divided testimony.
  2. Sept. 4Groundbreaking ceremony takes place at the 1,700-acre site.
  3. Late 2027 plans to have 230 to 300 employees on board by the end of 2027.
  4. Q4 2028Trial operations are slated to begin.
  5. Q1 2029Commercial production is still scheduled to begin.

Sources: Baton Rouge Business Report, USA TODAY

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News Notes

Playoff rankings

LSU debuted at No. 14 in the first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday, with Miami, Georgia and Utah in the top three. Alabama is fifth, Texas seventh and Tennessee 13th, and the Tigers play all three over the next three weeks. The final rankings and 12-team bracket come out Dec. 6. The ReveilleLouisiana First NewsWBRZ

LSU's next three opponents all rank ahead of it

TeamCFP rankRecord
AlabamaNo. 56-2
TexasNo. 76-2
TennesseeNo. 136-2
LSUNo. 146-2

Sources: Louisiana First News, WBRZ

Angel Reese

Angel Reese will get a special halftime recognition when No. 9 LSU hosts Texas Southern at the on Thursday, Nov. 5. The game starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are on LSU's website. In October she was named the WNBA's Defensive Player of the Year for 2026, the first Atlanta Dream player to win it. WBRZWAFB

New CEO

Paige Carter, Louisiana Economic Development's chief business development officer, will become president and CEO of the , starting Jan. 4. The board removed former CEO Lori Melancon in May. Carter said in a statement that "Louisiana has secured over $260 billion in announced investment since 2024." The AdvocateBaton Rouge Business ReportWBRZ

Southern football

Southern (4-5) hosts Bethune-Cookman (5-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at A.W. Mumford Stadium. It's the Jaguars' first home game since Oct. 3. Southern has won seven of the eight meetings and comes off a 42-14 win over Florida A&M. The AdvocateLouisiana First News

Men's hoops

LSU men's basketball opened the season with a 100-57 win over LSU New Orleans Tuesday night in Will Wade's return to the PMAC. Donovan Dent and Saliou Niang had double-doubles, and Dent led all scorers with 19 points. Crescent City Sports

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The Wrap

Reserving a seat among the cats is an actual option now. Cat Haven's new adoption center near the Main Library has a cat cafe where you can book a time to relax with the cats. The nonprofit, which has operated since 1999, now has a space more than twice as big as its last. Paws and enjoy.

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LSU hosts Alabama Saturday, and Hyundai's steel mill gets its air permit

Plus, LSU lands at No. 14 in the first playoff rankings and Angel Reese gets a halftime tribute Thursday.

The TLDR

  1. LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Death Valley
  2. Hyundai-POSCO's steel mill gets its air permit
  3. LSU debuts at No. 14 in the first playoff rankings
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