LSU basketball coach Will Wade’s suspension is over as the 36-year-old has been reinstated, after meeting with LSU and NCAA officials. Athletics director Joe Alleva says Wade answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing in connection with the reported allegations of recruiting violations. Tiger Rag Assistant editor Tyler Nunez says Wade returns to a team that looks much different than the one that just won the SEC regular season championship. Five players have declared for the NBA draft, but have the option of returning to LSU. Wade also needs to build up a recruiting class that’s rated near the bottom in the SEC…
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A federal appeals court rules a judge was right when he cleared the way to remove a Confederate monument at the Caddo Parish Courthouse. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals turned back claims from the United Daughters of the Confederacy who said it has a private property interest and says officials have violated rights to free speech and equal protection.
The severe weather that impact Louisiana on Saturday resulted in two deaths. The first was a 13-year-old boy, who fell into a flooded drainage canal in West Monroe. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Glenn Springfield says a call came in around 10:15 PM of a vehicle being taken over by floodwaters on a rural road in Calhoun. When first responders arrived, the vehicle was still underwater.
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Deputies say the victim was identified as 80-year-old Patsy Meeks.
The crawfish supply remains limited this season and experts cannot pin down the exact cause of this year’s disappointing harvest so far. LSU Ag Center Aquaculture Specialist Greg Lutz says this late in the season we could be looking at a mixed bag when it comes to size and quantity of the crop.