11:30 AM Newscast

The LSU Board of Supervisors is concerned a new ACT policy may be discriminating against students from lower-income households. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Work to widen and improve I-12 between US 190 and LA 59 begins in the upcoming weeks. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says motorists’ patience is appreciated…
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Wilson anticipates construction will take about two years for all phases to be completed.

 

LSU is in the college football playoff for the first time ever. The Tigers are the number one seed and they’ll play Oklahoma in a national semifinal game in Atlanta on December 28. This is Oklahoma’s fourth appearance in the playoff, but they have yet to win a game. Sooners coach Lincoln Riley says the experience will help, but it will not determine who wins in Atlanta…
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The number one seed has yet to win the C-F-P in five years.
The House Judiciary Committee meets again this morning to review articles of impeachment drafted this weekend by Democrats. Impeachment proceedings are beginning to move quickly, and Judiciary Committee member and Benton Congressman Mike Johnson says we could see a resolution soon.

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Johnson says Republicans are being kept out of the loop on what to expect today, so no one is really sure how Democrats will approach crafting the articles.