LSU baseball fans are on cloud nine today, while Arkansas fans are down in the dumps. The Tigers took advantage of some big miscues in the field by the Razorbacks to score three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Hogs six to five. Jared Jones had two big swings, a solo home run to tie the game in the eighth inning and then the game winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning…
Cut 10 (15) “…second baseman’s head”
The Tigers will face Coastal Carolina in the championship series starting on Saturday.
Tragedy in Alexandria…A six-year-old is dead and two other children are in critical condition after a four-wheeler crashed into a car at an intersection last night. Police say a 12-year-old was driving the four-wheeler. It’s illegal for ATVs to operate on city streets.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against drug-store chain CVS for sending out a text message to many of its customers in a lobbying effort against a bill that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies. The legislation did not pass. CVS says if it did, they would be forced to close down pharmacies. Plaintiffs attorney Jerome Moroux says CVS used private patient information in an illicit manner…
Cut 8 (06) “…across the state”
CVS says it had a responsibility to inform its customers of what it calls misguided legislation.
Turkey callers from across the nation are in Hammond for the Louisiana State & U.S. Open Turkey Calling Championships. Contest Manager Hunter Lemoine says events are open to all ages, with Open and Friction preliminary events starting tomorrow and 12 gobblers from each division will move to the finals on Saturday.