Excellent chance we’ll see rain today, if it hasn’t already rained in your area, for central and south Louisiana. The southwest corner of the state is under a severe thunderstorm watch until one P-M.

Olympic champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner announced last night that he is a woman. The 1976 Olympic Gold medalist says he’s been dealing with gender confusion since he was a child. Matthew Patterson of Equality Louisiana hopes Jenner’s public story will be an inspiration for transgener individuals…:
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Jenner said he has yet to decide if he’ll undergo sexual reassignment surgery.

This afternoon at one PM, the number one ranked LSU baseball team will go for the sweep against Texas A-and-M. The Tigers took game two of the series last night by the score of nine to six.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says national investors have pulled out of a 114-million dollar bond deal that would helped fund various construction projects on LSU’s campus. Kennedy says investors are concerned about potential big budget cuts to higher education…
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State lawmakers are trying to come up with a plan that would prevent large cuts to higher ed, but so far a clear solution has yet to develop.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reports that there was a seven percent decline in the number of fatal motorcycle crashes in 2014 compared to the prior year. Deputy Director Ken Trull says helmets are helping to reduce motorcycle deaths. He says an observational study in 2014 found that 100-percent of motorcyclists wore a helmet…:
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He says they need all motorists to get on board with keeping an eye on motorcyclists.