It appears Mike VI may be in his final days, as the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine announces the live mascot has been transitioned into hospice care. Mike’s vet, Dr. David Baker, said during a news conference last week that they knew this was coming, and they have a plan to care for Mike as long as his health allows…:
CUT 3 (11) “yard anymore”
He said they would continue to monitor Mike and will make the decision to humanely euthanize him when the time comes.

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne was released from the hospital this morning after being admitted two days prior for chest pains. In a statement Dardenne said he had a heart catheterization that revealed some blockages but he’s been treated and remains alert and very thankful. He said he looks forward to returning to work as soon as he is cleared.

Monroe is the fourth poorest city in the nation according to a new report by 24/7 Wall Street. ULM economics professor Dr. Robert Eisenstadt  says this doesn’t surprise him because Monroe has a poverty rate of about 24 percent and an unemployment rate of just over 6%. He says a positive for Ouachita parish is that it’s not impacted by the downturn in the oil industry…:
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He says the growth of CenturyLink is helping the area.

There’s been another clown charge in LaFourche Parish. The Lockport Police Department says 29 year old Eric Gregoire (Greg-war) is accused of wearing the creepy mask and jumping in front of a man who was putting out trash at a gas station in the middle of the night. Gregorie was issued a criminal summons for a single count of wearing a mask in public – a law that says you can’t wear a disguise that that in public outside of certain holidays. Gregoire is the third person in Lafourche Parish to be charged with wearing a mask a public since the warning.