10:30 AM LRN Newscast

The monster will be mashing in Baton Rouge for one more season. Steven “Monster” Milam has removed his name from the MLB Draft and will return to LSU for his senior season. Glen West with On3-dot-com says Milam’s decision wasn’t just financial – he wanted to play for Jay Johnson for one more season.

Cut 14 (12) “…at LSU.”

A documentary on legendary Heisman trophy-winning LSU running back Billy Cannon is set to release the week of this year’s LSU-Ole Miss game. His daughter, Bunnie Cannon, made the project happen. She says she wants to give fans a glimpse at who he truly was.

Cut 6 (12) “…the football.”

The documentary will be aired by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
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State election officials are trying to curtail any confusion over where no-party voters can cast their ballots in the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff election.  . Trey Williams with the Secretary of State’s Office says for no-party voters who cast a Republican or Democratic ballot last month, there’s no last-minute party-switching allowed.  He says the no-party voters who still have the option are those who didn’t make a choice for U.S. Senate last month.

Cut 4 (14) “…to vote in.”

Looks like summer showers will be returning to Louisiana next week thanks to a front and some tropical moisture. LSU Health climatologist Barry Keim says we’ll see a good bit of rain as a result.  But it’s not all bad news.  Keim says after last week’s dry pattern, parts of the state could really use the rain.

Cut 11 (08) “…too fast.”