Congressman Clay Higgins will not run for Senator Bill Cassidy’s seat in 2026. In an open letter posted on his Facebook page, Higgins said he feels best suited to remain in the House to advance President Trump’s agenda. Pearson Cross, who teaches American politics at ULM, says one hurdle for Higgins was his ability to fundraise at the level needed to win a seat in the Senate.

Cut 9 (09) “…price was too high.”

The Humane Society of Louisiana and the Mississippi Animal Project are hosting a supply drive to aid those impacted by the recent tornadoes in Tylertown, Mississippi. The HSLA is collecting donations during its Easter Bunny Spring Market and Bake Sale tomorrow. Director Jeff Dorson says if you don’t live near Gretna, you can also make a monetary donation.

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The McNeese Cowboys have made history! For the first time in men’s basketball program history, the Cowboys have won an NCAA Tournament game. The Midwest Region’s 12th seed held on at the end for a 69-67 win over the region’s fifth seed, Clemson. Senior forward Christian Shumate says it’s surreal.

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McNeese faces Purdue tomorrow in the second round.

Another pitch on behalf of New Orleans to the NHL – this time, it’s Governor Landry and Congressman Steve Scalise meeting with league officials about a potential expansion team to the Big Easy. The Metairie Congressman says having the NHL in New Orleans would boost tourism.

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At this time, it’s unclear when – or if – the NHL will expand beyond its current 32 teams.

McNeese men’s basketball made history yesterday as the Cowboys won their first NCAA Tournament game, holding on to upset fifth-seeded Clemson 69-67. McNeese is now the Cinderella story of March Madness and Coach Will Wade says it’s a game changer for the university…

Cut 14 (08) “…changes everything”

McNeese will try to get to the Sweet 16 as they will face Purdue on Saturday.

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins says he will not run for Senator Bill Cassidy’s seat in 2026.  Higgins says he carefully considered a Senate bid as polls show Republicans are interested in him running for U-S Senate. But Higgins says he decided to remain in the House to focus on advancing the President’s agenda. Pearson Cross teaches politics at ULM and says Higgins would have been a viable candidate…

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Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order to fix the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. In a social media post, Landry said outdated software is causing crippling delays for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles and it’s no longer acceptable.  It’s unclear how the State of Emergency will lead to a more efficient O-M-V.

Governor Landry also said on social media this week that he had a productive call with the NHL as they continue discussing the prospect of a professional hockey team in New Orleans.

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For the first time ever, the McNeese men’s basketball team has won an NCAA Tournament game. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The National Transportation Safety Board identifies eight bridges in Louisiana that are at unknown level of risk of collapse if struck by an ocean-going vessel. The report was released in response to last year’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Among the bridges listed in Louisiana, I-10 bridge in Baton Rouge. I-210 in Lake Charles, Crescent City Connection in NOLA, Huey P Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish and the Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville.

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins announces he will not challenge U-S Senator Bill Cassidy and run for his seat next year. Higgins says despite polls showing there’s a vast majority of Louisiana Republicans want him to run for the Senate, he believes he would be more beneficial as a senior Republican in the House. Pearson Cross teaches politics at ULM and says Cassidy’s vote to confirm Robert F Kennedy as U-S Health Secretary makes him less vulnerable…

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Cassidy still faces a challenge from his own party, as State Treasurer John Fleming will challenge Cassidy in the Republican Party Primary.

Louisiana continues to make its case to the NHL that New Orleans can be home to a professional hockey team. Congressman Steve Scalise was on a call with Governor Landry and NHL officials this week…

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It’s unknown if the NHL believes New Orleans is a viable city for an expansion franchise.

U-S Representative Clay Higgins says in an open letter that he will not challenge Bill Cassidy for his Senate seat. Sean Richardson has more.

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Governor Jeff Landry says in a move that will deliver cost savings, he’s moving the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness under the Louisiana National Guard. Landry says this will also result in the state relying more on the National Guard to strengthen the state’s resilience. Louisiana National Guard Brigadier General Jason Mahfouz will serve as interim director.

The McNeese State Cowboys are the story of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 12^th seeded Cowboys upset fifth seeded Clemson 69 to 67 yesterday. It’s the Pokes first NCAA Tournament win and they advance to play Purdue in the second round. Junior guard Quadir Copeland says they don’t plan to stop dancing anytime soon…

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Louisiana officials have spoken with the NHL about bringing professional hockey to New Orleans. Congressman Steve Scalise and Governor Jeff Landry had a discussion with NHL leaders this week. Scalise says if hockey can be successful in Las Vegas, it can also be successful on the Bayou…

Cut 6 (12) “…in the desert”

At this time it’s unknown if the NHL is seriously interested in having a a team in New Orleans.

The McNeese men’s basketball team has made history. The 12th-seeded Cowboys have won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game, holding on at the end to beat fifth-seeded Clemson, 69-67. Head Coach Will Wade says it’s a good thing that McNeese jumped out to a big first half lead.

Cut 25 (07) “…just phenomenal.”

It doesn’t get any easier for McNeese – they face Purdue in the second round.

A red flag warning is in effect for most of South Louisiana, along with Alexandria. High winds and low humidity are increasing the chances of fires spreading out of control. Thus, you should refrain from all outdoor burning, and LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there are other things you should not be doing.

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Baton Rouge Police arrested the man they say fatally shot an employee of Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in the hospital’s parking lot yesterday. Officers arrested 60-year-old Roland Domino on the Mississippi River Bridge as he was contemplating suicide. The victim, 58-year-old Patricia Jackson, was brought back into the hospital, but she did not survive. Chuck Spicer is the president of Our Lady of the Lake.

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A St. Tammany Parish school teacher is arrested for allegedly paying students to send him sexually explicit photos. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says some of the students in the photos that Jarvis Harry allegedly had in his possession have been identified…

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The McNeese men’s basketball team has made history. The 12th-seeded Cowboys have won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game, holding on at the end to beat fifth-seeded Clemson, 69-67. Brandon Murray led the way for McNeese off the bench with 21 points in the win. McNeese becomes the latest in a long list of 12-seeds in NCAA history to beat a five-seed. It doesn’t get any easier for McNeese – they face Purdue in the second round.

The LSU football team has received a verbal commitment from a five-star recruit from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 24-7 sports ranks Tristen Keys as the top wide receiver in the country for the Class of 2026. Keys also had offers from Tennessee, Alabama and Texas A-and-M.

Former five-star running back John Emery says he will play college football again next season. It would be Emery’s seventh season after spending the last six years at LSU. He suffered season-ending injuries the last two years. It’s unknown if Emery will return to LSU or play somewhere else next season.

Former Troy head coach Phil Cunningham has been introduced as the new head coach at ULM. Cunningham says the Warhawks will need to bring in talented players to compete in the Sun Belt, and the 56-year-old says he’s learned from the best when it comes to recruiting…

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Cunningham was an assistant coach for Lefty Driesell at James Madison and Georgia State. He spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State

The second-ranked LSU baseball team takes its 16-game winning streak to Texas where they’ll begin a three-game series against the eighth-ranked Longhorns. Texas had its 17-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday with a 12-inning loss to U-T-S-A.

A St. Tammany Parish school teacher was arrested for allegedly paying students to send him sexually explicit photos. STPSO Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says the investigation began last October.

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Carboni says detectives found even more sexually disturbing images in Harry’s possession. Harry faces 142 counts of pornography including juveniles, 60 counts of computer-aided solicitation involving a minor, and 120 counts of prohibited sexual contact of an educator with a student.

It’s the beginning of the end for the U.S. Department of Education as President Trump signs an executive order. The dissolution will require Congressional approval. House Majority Leader and Metairie representative, Steve Scalise…

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Today is not the day you want to have outdoor fire. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The deadline to get the REAL ID so you can fly domestically without the need of a passport is May seventh.  Matt Boudreaux with the Office of Motor Vehicles says to help people meet that deadline, the OMV opened select offices last Saturday.

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Offices in New Orleans, Bossier, Monroe, Shreveport and Winnsboro will be open.

Today, President Trump has started the process of dissolving the Department of Education with an executive order. The cut will require an act of Congress, and it has the support of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. The Metairie representative says the federal government has not gotten a good return on the money that it’s spent on education since 1979, when the department was established.

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11 people working at the Port of Lake Charles were arrested last week because they allegedly lacked permanent legal status to be in the United States. Louisiana State Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the arrests and say they resulted from an investigation into “illegal hiring of unauthorized workers,” Those arrested were from Mexico, Ecuador, and Nicaragua and were employed by contractors or tenants working at the Port of Lake Charles and not employed by the port.

A Mandeville-area teacher was arrested for allegedly receiving sexually explicit photos from his students. Sean Richardson has more.

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Baton Rouge Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a hospital worker who was gunned down after leaving work. Lieutenant L’Jean McKneely says 60-year-old Roland Domino shot 58-year-old Patricia Jackson in the parking lot outside of Our Lady of the Lake Hospital yesterday afternoon. McKneely says it was a domestic violence incident…

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A St. Tammany Parish school teacher is arrested and faces 142 counts of pornography including juvenile, 60 counts of computer-aided solicitation involving a minor, and 120 counts of prohibited sexual contact of an educator with a student. STPSO Lt. Suzanne Carboni says Jarvis Harry was in arrested in Tangipahoa Parish last week while on leave and detectives found disturbing images in Harry’s possession.

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Baton Rouge Police have made an arrest and say yesterday’s fatal shooting of an employer of Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center was a domestic violence incident. Patricia Jackson was gunned down in the parking lot as she was leaving work. Lieutenant L’Jean McKneely says Roland Domino was located on the Mississippi River Bridge as he was contemplating suicide….

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Today, President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of dissolving the U.S. Department of Education. Congressional approval will be needed, and the move has the support of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. The Metairie representative says he favors moving control of education to the states.

Cut 12 (11) “…a better product.”

Scalise says the federal government has not gotten a good return on the money that it’s spent on education since 1979, when the Department of Education was established.

A red flag warning is in effect for central and south Louisiana, as the region deals with low humidity and high winds. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says dewpoint temperatures are what areas like Phoenix would expect, not Louisiana.

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Baton Rouge Police arrested the man they say fatally shot an employee of Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in OLOL’s parking lot yesterday. Lt. L’Jean McKneely says officers arrested 60-year-old Roland Domino on the Mississippi River Bridge as he was contemplating suicide. The victim, 58-year-old Patricia Jackson died at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital despite the best-efforts emergency room doctors. President of Our Lady of the Lake, Chuck Spicer …

Cut 11 (11) “…for being here”

St. Tammany Parish school teacher, Jarvis Harry has been arrested for allegedly paying students to send him sexually explicit photos. STPSO Lt. Suzanne Carboni says some of the students in the photos have been identified…

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The number is 985-898-2338

Those of you in South Louisiana planning on starting a bonfire today, meteorologists have one word of advice for you – don’t. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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It’s the beginning of the end for the U.S. Department of Education as President Trump signs an executive order. The dissolution will require Congressional approval. House Majority Leader and Metairie representative, Steve Scalise…

Cut 14 (08) “…the local level?”