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Iowa governor donates food over Outback wager

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January 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ā€” Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is following up on a friendly wager with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal over the outcome of the Outback Bowl. LSU beat Iowa 21-14 on January 1st in the Outback Bowl.

Branstad says he is donating 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a food bank in his home state and 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a similar place in Louisiana. Branstad’s donations will benefit the Food Bank of Iowa in Des Moines and the Grace Place Ministries soup kitchen in Monroe, Louisiana.