Davante Lewis is out as vice chairman of the Public Service Commission. This morning, the commission voted to strip the Democrat of his leadership role after he used language on X to criticize Governor Landry that I cannot repeat on the radio without putting our affiliates’ FCC licenses in jeopardy. The commission voted to install Republican Eric Skrmetta as vice chairman. Chairman Mike Francis is a former head of the Louisiana Republican Party. I asked him whether he would have taken the same action if a Republican commissioner used vulgar language towards a Democratic official, he couldn’t definitively say yes or no.

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A second inmate has died this month at the medium security federal prison in Pollock. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says 26-year-old Artavius Burnett was found unresponsive yesterday morning. This is the fourth death at the facility in Grant Parish since last fall. Burnett was convicted in Tennessee for armed robbery.

Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly is expected to get a trial date today. Colleen Crain reports it was about a year ago law enforcement say he was involved in a shooting in Union Parish….

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With temperatures taking a frigid turn tonight, some communities are opening up warming shelters. In Lafayette, the Dupuis Recreation Center will open at five this evening for homeless people and people who lack adequate heat inside their homes. The warming center will remain open until Friday, when temperatures will rise back above freezing.