12:30 LRN Newscast

The nation’s top high school quarterback in the Class of 2025 is no longer planning on attending LSU. Bryce Underwood decommitted from LSU and committed to Michigan after accepting their reported 12-million dollar NIL deal spread across several seasons. LSU’s offer was reportedly 1.5 million a year. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says Underwood made a business decision…

Cut 15 (08) “…just money”

The early signing period begins December fourth, so it will be difficult for the Tigers to find another elite quarterback in this recruiting class.

On a 38-and-1 to vote the Louisiana Senate approved a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax from 4.45 percent to five percent for the next five years. While the state sales tax will increase, Louisiana residents will see their income taxes go down to a flat three percent and the standard deduction would grow from 45-hundred dollars to 12,500 dollars.

Today is the first day of Early voting for the December seventh election. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says turnout is expected to be low, which would be unfortunate since everyone will have something on their ballot…

Cut 4 (10) “…big mayor’s race”

Early voting will continue through November 30th, but polls will be closed on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and next Friday.

A prison escapee’s run for freedom comes to an end. 20-year-old Jamarcus Cyprian escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail back on May 16th; and on Wednesday, he was arrested at an apartment complex in Hammond. Cyprian was serving time for armed robbery. Sheriff Gerald Sticker says deputies were executing a search warrant in connection with a shooting at another apartment complex, in which he was identified as a person of interest.

Cut 6 (06) “…with a gun.”