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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. in the rivalry's last game until 2028

Plus, Port Allen's planned Sunday night outage and what's happening with Live After Five.

The Daily Baton Rouge team2 stories19 sources5 min read

LSU FootballTop story

No. 14 LSU hosts No. 5 Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with playoff hopes on the line

Both teams are 6-⁠2, and Alabama has one more SEC win

6Overall wins6
2Overall losses2
3SEC wins4
2SEC losses2

Source: CBS Sports

If you're heading to Tiger Stadium, we suggest an early start: No. 14 LSU and No. 5 Alabama kick off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Coach Lane Kiffin has the same idea: "Whatever it is that your routine is, just move it up."

Both teams are coming off an open week, and the loser will slip into a more precarious playoff spot. LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt expects "the best defense we've played." WAFB-TV sports interns who are also LSU Tiger TV reporters broke down the game as LSU students on Friday.

  • Leavitt, past two games: seven touchdowns, zero interceptions
  • LSU's losses: Ole Miss 32-24, Kentucky 35-34 in overtime
  • Alabama's losses: Georgia 20-17, Tennessee 26-10
  • LSU's last two wins: 69-17 combined, over Mississippi State and Auburn

LSU's Leavitt ranks second in SEC passing yards, Alabama's Russell third

Source: CBS Sports

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Value
Sam Leavitt, LSU2,173
Keelon Russell, Alabama2,057

LSU Football

Saturday's LSU-Alabama game is the last until 2028, ending a 63-year annual run

If you've circled this one every November, here's the catch: Saturday is the last LSU-Alabama game until 2028. The two teams have played every year since 1964, but under the SEC's new nine-game format they aren't on each other's list of permanent opponents.

The rivalry's recent classics lead to a pause after Saturday

  1. 2011LSU beat Alabama 9-6 in overtime in the "Game of the Century."
  2. 2019LSU won 46-41 at Bryant-Denny, snapping an eight-game losing streak to Alabama.
  3. 2022LSU won 32-31 in overtime at Tiger Stadium.
  4. Aug. 2025The SEC announced a nine-game conference schedule.
  5. Nov. 7LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium.
  6. 2028LSU will play Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Sources: The Reveille, nola.com

Kiffin, who went 3-0 against LSU as Alabama's offensive coordinator, has a take on the change. "I think that's just sad," he said Monday. "I understand, so I'm not being critical."

  • Format: three every year, six rotating opponents
  • Announced: August 2025, by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey
  • Streak: 63 straight years of annual games

Neither team lists the other as a permanent opponent

TeamProtected rivals
LSUOle Miss, Texas A&M, Arkansas
AlabamaAuburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State

Source: nola.com

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Port Allen

If you live in Port Allen, expect to be without power from 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, until about 4 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9. The outage is so Entergy can perform a circuit upgrade, the city said. A Port Allen Police Department notice puts restoration at Monday morning by 4 a.m. We suggest keeping flashlights and batteries handy and refrigerator and freezer doors closed. WBRZLouisiana First News

Port Allen's power goes out Sunday night and returns early Monday

Port Allen

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.10 p.m.to 4 a.m.
  • 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.Planned outage for an Entergy circuit upgrade
Dates
Sun., Nov. 8 to Mon., Nov. 9

Sources: Louisiana First News, WBRZ

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10 p.m. to 4 a.m.Planned outage for an Entergy circuit upgrade
DatesSun., Nov. 8 to Mon., Nov. 9

Live After Five

's free concerts will return this spring, Mayor-President Sid Edwards and the event's board chair say, even though the proposed 2027 budget lists $0 for the series, compared with $45,000 in 2026. The $1.16 billion proposal went to the council Thursday, and Councilman Anthony Kenney Jr. will chair the November public hearings. Edwards is working on other funding, including local businesses, but how much is secured is unclear. Board member Lauren Lambert-Tompkins told WBRZ organizers found out when the budget was posted online. WAFBLouisiana First NewsWBRZ

Glasgow Avenue

Parish officials broke ground Friday on about 4,000 feet of new sidewalks along both sides of Glasgow Avenue. The project also adds crosswalks and handicap ramps, and crews will fill in roadside ditches and install underground piping to improve drainage. LSU's Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety counts 31 pedestrians killed and 94 seriously injured in East Baton Rouge Parish during 2025 and 2026. Louisiana First NewsWBRZ

Ed Orgeron

Ed Orgeron, 65, now LSU's special assistant to recruiting and defense, credits Our Lady of the Lake with saving his life: "I was about to die, and they saved my life." Louisiana First News, citing Yahoo Sports, reports he reportedly spent 18 days in the hospital with life-threatening sepsis. WWLTV notes he did not share details about his condition. He said he's looking forward to Saturday's game against Alabama. NOLA.comLouisiana First NewsWWLTV.com

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LSU men's basketball beat Texas Southern 92-51 Friday night. Fifth-year guard Donovan Dent had 19 points and 10 assists in the Tigers' 100-57 season-opening win over LSU New Orleans. The ReveilleThe Daily Advertiser

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Saturday means a stroll through the Baton Rouge Arts Market at 5th and Main downtown. It's the 28th annual market, with over fifty artists, and it runs noon to 8 p.m. If it rains, it moves into the Galvez Parking Garage. Browse before kickoff, or after.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Edwards proposes a 2027 budget with no layoffs planned
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5LSU debuts at No. 14 in the CFP rankings as Alabama comes to town
  3. Wed., Nov. 4LSU hosts Alabama Saturday, and Hyundai's steel mill gets its air permit
  4. Tues., Nov. 3LSU-Alabama kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and tailgate rules tighten
  5. Mon., Nov. 2LSU hosts Alabama Saturday; storms could reach Baton Rouge Election Night
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Daily Baton Rougeto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. in the rivalry's last game until 2028

Plus, Port Allen's planned Sunday night outage and what's happening with Live After Five.

The TLDR

  1. LSU hosts Alabama at 2:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium
  2. Saturday's game is the last LSU-Alabama meeting until 2028
  3. Port Allen loses power 10 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday
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