Three people including a six-year-old boy were found shot to death yesterday outside of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says the bodies were found after receiving reports of gunshots in Braxton Guillot Village. An adult male, an adult female, and the little boy were pronounced dead on scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office or Lafayette Crime Stoppers.
A court watchdog group in New Orleans is speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a mechanism to allow the Senate to remove a judge or a district attorney upon the recommendation of the governor. Jesse Manley, the interim executive director of Court Watch NOLA, says the problem he has with that is that since judges and district attorneys are elected, it would allow the governor and the Senate to disregard the will of the voters.
Under Senate Bill 123 by Monroe Republican Jay Morris, the governor would have the power to suspend a judge or D-A for up to six months, during which time the Senate can remove that person with a two-thirds majority.
Tiger Rag Magazine explains its involvement in a lawsuit against LSU over whether the athletic department’s direct payments to student athletes should be public. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Tiger Rag is owned by Kingfish Communications, which also owns Louisiana Radio Network.
The LSU Tigers are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. LSU will face Jacksonville Friday at 5 p-m. If the Lady Tigers beat the Dolphins, Coach Kim Mulkey’s squad will play the winner of Texas Tech-Villanova.
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LSU is not the only Baton Rouge team in the women’s tournament. The Southern Jaguars take on Samford in the First Four play-in round in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday evening at six. The winner becomes the 16 seed in the Sacramento Four Region.