LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings and two other players have been charged with unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling as a result of an incident that occurred at an on-campus apartment. Police records indicate that the players went to the residence to retrieve items that were taken from Jennings. Legal analyst Chick Foret says that’s not a valid defense and District Attorney Hillar Moore will decide what actions to take…

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Jennings, cornerback Dwayne Thomas and defensive lineman Maquedius Bain have all been suspended from the team indefinitely.

Baton Rouge based Explosive Service International signs a $19 million contract with the Louisiana National Guard which allows them to begin the process of disposing 15 million pounds of M-6 propellant at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Guard spokesman Col. Pete Schneider says it will take the company a few months to create the closed container to burn the explosives…

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A New Orleans district court judge denies a petition from the estranged heirs of Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson that claimed the 87-year-old is mentally unfit to run his professional sports teams. But Legal analyst Tim Meche says a bigger legal challenge for Benson is whether he can change a trust fund set up for his daughter and her children to take over as owners of the teams….

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Benson previously announced he was going to leave ownership of the teams to his wife instead of his daughter and grandchildren.

Another two of Governor Bobby Jindal’s top aides are leaving the governor’s office to work on his presidential campaign. CNN reports that Chief of Staff Kyle Plotkin and spokeswoman Shannon Bates Dirmann will now work on Jindal’s communication team for his presidential run. The governor is expected to formally announce his run for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday in Kenner.