11:30 AM LRN Newascast

President Trump has pardoned the late LSU football great Billy Cannon on his 1983 counterfeiting conviction. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team will take on third-ranked South Carolina tonight at the P-Mac. The Tigers haven’t beaten the Gamecocks since 2012, but Reed Darcey of The Advocate says they will can if they’re able to do three things.

Cut 9 (07)  “…defensive end of the floor.”

Tip-off is at 7:30.

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The incumbent and the endorsee in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race qualified for the ballot on the third and final day of qualifying. Julia Letlow touted her education credentials and her work in reforming the education system in this country.

Cut 13 (10) “…the states.”

Incumbent Bill Cassidy also touted his record. Louisiana’s senior senator said he was instrumental in the passage of the infrastructure bill that provided billions of dollars towards roads, bridges, high speed internet expansion and water projects…

Cut 14 (10) “…good jobs”

 

10:30 AM LRN Newscast

Qualifying for Louisiana’s May election ended Friday with all eyes on the U.S. Senate race, where incumbent Bill Cassidy faces a challenge from Trump-endorsed 5th District Congresswoman Julia Letlow. Letlow touted her work in the U.S. House, particularly working with the Trump administration with border security.

Cut 12 (09) “…no longer.”

Cassidy also touted his record on border security, including the fight against the drugs that are coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Cut 15 (11) “…our children.”

The race marks one of the first elections under Louisiana’s new closed party system. That primary is set for May 16th.

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President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. The 1959 Heisman Trophy winner took responsibility for producing fake 100-dollar bills to pay back debt from bad real estate investments. His daughter Bunnie Cannon says her father never ran away from his mistakes…

Cut 4 (09) “…he was.”

The LSU lady Tigers basketball team takes on South Carolina tonight  at the P-MAC. The Tigers haven’t beaten the Gamecocks since 2012, but they enter top 6 showdown with the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation, averaging just over 96 points per game.  Reed Darcey of The Advocate says buckets could be difficult tonight though as the Gamecocks play suffocating defense.

Cut 10 (13) “…playing a slower game.”

9:30 LRN Newscast

The incumbent and the endorsee have qualified in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race. Andrew Greenstein reports

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Two suspects are wanted in connection with an aggravated vehicular assault that happened on Feb. 7 during the Jeanerette Mardi Gras Parade.  Police are searching for 28 year old Jazzmin Jade Larae Rose and 25 year old Hailey Mazzie Batiste, both of Broussard.

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President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. Billy Cannon’s daughter, Bunnie Cannon, says the family is ecstatic over the news…

Cut 3 (12) “…humanity in him ” 

Cannon died in 2018. He’s one of five former NFL players pardoned by President Trump for crimes they committed.

Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, after 14 years on the Board. Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett’s not afraid to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the LSU System…

Cut 6 (12) “…faculty affairs.”

8:30 AM LRN Newscast

President Trump has pardoned the late LSU football great Billy Cannon on his 1983 counterfeiting conviction. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team will take on third-ranked South Carolina tonight at the P-Mac. The Tigers haven’t beaten the Gamecocks since 2012, but Reed Darcey of The Advocate says they will can if they’re able to do three things.

Cut 9 (07)  “…defensive end of the floor.”

Tip-off is at 7:30.

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The incumbent and the endorsee in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race qualified for the ballot on the third and final day of qualifying. Julia Letlow touted her education credentials and her work in reforming the education system in this country.

Cut 13 (10) “…the states.”

Incumbent Bill Cassidy also touted his record. Louisiana’s senior senator said he was instrumental in the passage of the infrastructure bill that provided billions of dollars towards roads, bridges, high speed internet expansion and water projects…

Cut 14 (10) “…good jobs”

7:30 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU Tigers trailed by three runs yesterday, but scored 13 unanswered runs on their way to beating Milwaukee 15 to 5 in eight innings in the season opener. LSU scored six runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by catcher Cade Arrambide’s three-run blast. Gavin Guidry, who missed the 2025 season with a back injury, was the winning pitcher as he threw the final two innings and struck out five of the seven hitters he faced. Guidry entered the game with the Tigers trailing by a run…

Cut 20 (16) “…do your all thing”

Game two of the series is at 1 PM today.

Louisiana Tech’s Cade Patterson hit two grand slams as the Bulldogs routed Houston Christian 17-5. The two teams play a doubleheader today at noon.

 

A huge basketball game takes place tonight at the P-MAC as sixth-ranked LSU hosts third-ranked South Carolina. The Lady Tigers have lost 17 straight games to the Gamecocks and will need a good game from senior guard Flau’jae Johnson. Reed Darcy covers LSU women’s basketball for the Advocate and he says it’s important for Johnson to get in a rhythm early…

Cut 11 (11) “…around the rim”

Tip off is at 7:30 and the game can be seen on ABC.

 

The LSU men’s basketball team is at Tennessee today for a 5 PM tip. Louisiana Tech men’s basketball tries to follow up its double overtime win on Thursday night over Missouri State by beating F-I-U this afternoon. McNeese is at Northwestern State. The McNeese women, who have won 14 in a row, are at East Texas A-and-M.

The Lady Techsters go after their 12th straight win as they host Missouri State at 1 PM.

5:30 LRN Newscast

The field is set in the Louisiana primaries for U.S. Senate. On the Republican side, incumbent Bill Cassidy has drawn two major challengers in Julia Letlow and John Fleming. As they qualified on Friday, both Letlow and Cassidy touted their records on border security, with Cassidy touching on the fight against the drugs that are coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Cut 15 (11) “…our children.”

Letlow also talked about her education credentials and her work in reforming the education system in this country.

Cut 13 (10) “…the states.”

Three have qualified for the Democratic ballot – Jamie Davis, Nick Albares and Gary Crockett. The primary election is May 16th.

Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, replacing Scott Ballard. LSU Board members usually keep a low-profile, but Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says that might not be the case with Mallett.

Cut 8 (11) “..chairmanship.”

There are no term limits, so Mallett is expected to be the LSU Board Chair for the foreseeable future.

It’s a marquee matchup in Baton Rouge Saturday night as the LSU Lady Tigers host South Carolina.  Reed Darcey of The Advocate says it will be important for senior guard Flau’jae Johnson to get into a rhythm early on.

Cut 11 (11) “…around the rim.”

4:45 LRN Sportscast

President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that sent him to prison for two-and-half years. Afterwards, he returned to dentistry and in 1995 was hired as a dentist at the Louisiana State Penitentiary where he worked on inmates’ teeth and helped offenders reform. His daughter, Bunnie Cannon says his counterfeiting conviction does not define her father…

Cut 5 (11) “…came to be”

Cannon died in 2018.

Pat Collins, who led Northeast Louisiana to the 1987 Division One-Double-A National championship has passed away at the age of 84. The Shreveport native was 57-35 in eight seasons at the helm at N-L-U. He also led the school to two Southland Conference titles and produced 17 All-Americans. Collins was inducted in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

 

Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett is friends with former LSU basketball coach Will Wade and with the Tigers basketball program having another bad season, she says Mallett’s appointment raises speculation Wade could return to LSU…

Cut 7 (12) “…will materialize.”

The sixth ranked LSU women’s basketball team will take on third ranked South Carolina tomorrow night. The Lady Tigers rank number one in scoring offense. The Gamecocks are second in the nation in field goal percentage defense, Reed Darcey of The Advocate says buckets could be hard to come by…

Cut 10 (13) “…playing a slower game.”

Tip off is at 7:30 and the game will be seen on ABC.

4:30 LRN Newscast

The incumbent and the endorsee in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race qualified for the ballot on the third and final day of qualifying. Julia Letlow touted her work in the U.S. House, particularly working with the Trump administration with border security.

Cut 12 (09) “…no longer.”

Bill Cassidy, meanwhile, also touted his record. Louisiana’s senior senator said he was instrumental in the passage of the infrastructure bill that provided billions of dollars towards roads, bridges, high speed internet expansion and water projects.

Cut 14 (10) “…good jobs.”

The two join John Fleming as the major candidates on the Republican primary ballot. On the Democratic side, Jamie Davis, who qualified Wednesday, is joined by Nick Albares and Gary Crockett.

President Trump has pardoned the late LSU football great Billy Cannon for the counterfeiting charges he was convicted of in 1983. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

One of the ten men who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center last May will spend the next six decades behind bars. Antoine Massey has been sentenced to 60 years in prison without the possibility of parole for kidnapping and raping his former girlfriend. Massey spent weeks on the run before becoming the second to last escapee recaptured.

3:30 LRN Newscast

The incumbent and the endorsee have qualified in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Governor Landry is also supporting Letlow. In a social media post, Landry said Cassidy has supported liberal Obama judges and led the efforts to block the addition of a new conservative federal judge in Louisiana’s Middle District. Cassidy responded by saying he’s never voted for a single Obama judicial nominee in Louisiana and there’s never been a middle court vacancy since he’s been in the Senate.

 

A surprise announcement last night as President Trump has pardoned the late Billy Cannon. The 1959 Heisman Trophy winner of the LSU Tigers spent two years behind bars for producing fake 100 dollar bills to make up for bad investments. Cannon took responsibility for his crime and his daughter Bunnie Cannon says her father never ran away from his mistakes…

Cut 4 (09) “…he was”

Cannon died in 2018 and he’s one of five former NFL players to receive a pardon from President Trump.

Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, replacing Scott Ballard. Mallett has been on the LSU Board for 14 years. Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett is not afraid to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the LSU System…

Cut 6 (12) “…faculty affairs.”

Mallett owns several businesses and lives in Calcasieu Parish. Mallett, who does not have a college degree, has made millions in the construction industry.

LRN PM Newscall February 13

President Trump has pardoned the late LSU football great Billy Cannon for the counterfeiting charges he was convicted of in 1983. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

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The incumbent and the endorsee have qualified in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race. Andrew Greenstein is at the State Archives in Baton Rouge with more.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. Billy Cannon’s daughter, Bunnie Cannon, says the family is ecstatic over the news…

Cut 3 (12) “…humanity in him ” 

The 1959 Heisman Trophy winner took responsibility for producing fake 100-dollar bills to pay back debt from bad real estate investments. Bunnie Cannon says her father never ran away from his mistakes…

Cut 4 (09) “…he was.”

Cannon died in 2018. He’s one of five former NFL players pardoned by President Trump for crimes they committed. The presidential pardon does not wipe away Cannon’s criminal record, but it grants forgiveness. Bunnie Cannon says unfortunately there are people who like to bring up his counterfeiting conviction, but that should not define her father…

Cut 5 (11) “…came to be”

After Billy Cannon served his time prison time, he returned to dentistry and in 1995 was hired as a dentist at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Not only he did work on inmates’ teeth, he also helped offenders reform.

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Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, replacing Scott Ballard. Mallett has been on the LSU Board for 14 years. Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett is not afraid to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the LSU System…

Cut 6 (12) “…faculty affairs.”

Mallett owns several businesses and lives in Calcasieu Parish. Mallett, who does not have a college degree, has made millions in the construction industry.

He’s also friends with former LSU basketball coach Will Wade and with the Tigers basketball program having another bad season, Hutchinson says Mallett’s appointment raises speculation Wade could return to LSU…

Cut 7 (12) “…will materialize.”

A 2024 state law gives Governor Landry the authority to appoint the chairman of boards and commissions. Mallet is a major donor to Landry and also contributed to the campaigns of the two previous governors who appointed him to the LSU Board.

LSU Board members usually keep a low-profile, but that might not be the case with Mallett…

Cut 8 (11) “..chairmanship.”

There are no term limits, so Mallett is expected to be the LSU Board Chair for the foreseeable future.

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The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team will take on third-ranked South Carolina tomorrow evening in front of a sold-out Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers haven’t beaten the Gamecocks since 2012, but Reed Darcey of The Advocate says they will have a chance to change that if they are able to do three specific things.

Cut 9 (07)  “…defensive end of the floor.”

Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m.

LSU enters Saturday’s top 6 showdown with the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation, averaging just over 96 points per game. Darcey says buckets could be sparse on Saturday as the Gamecocks play suffocating defense.

Cut 10 (13) “…playing a slower game.”

When it comes to high-impact games in the SEC, veteran leadership is crucial. Darcey says senior guard Flau’jae Johnson will have to step up on Saturday against South Carolina and believes it is important for her to get into a rhythm early on.

Cut 11 (11) “…around the rim. ”

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The incumbent and the endorsee in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race qualified for the ballot on the third and final day of qualifying. Julia Letlow touted her work in the U.S. House, particularly working with the Trump administration with border security.

Cut 12 (09) “…no longer.”

Letlow also touted her education credentials and her work in reforming the education system in this country.

Cut 13 (10) “…the states.”

Cassidy also touted his record. Louisiana’s senior senator said he was instrumental in the passage of the infrastructure bill that provided billions of dollars towards roads, bridges, high speed internet expansion and water projects…

Cut 14 (10) “…good jobs”

Like Letlow, Cassidy also touted his record on border security, including the fight against the drugs that are coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Cut 15 (11) “…our children.”