LSU star running back Leonard Fournette is on the cover of this week’s national Sports Illustrated magazine. The No. 6 Tigers remain undefeated on the year thanks to help from the sophomore who has averaged more than 200 yards per game and scored 12 of the team’s 22 touchdowns this season. LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette says Fournette is also a great guy and teammate off the field…:
CUT 9 (05) “he enjoys it”
LSU takes on No. 8 Florida this Saturday night in Tiger Stadium and it’s being hailed as one of the most anticipated matchups of the week.
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a year-long undercover drug operation nets 54 suspected criminals, and 8 suspects remaining at large. They say “Operation Who’s Next” is one of the largest undercover operations in the history of the department. Sheriff Lonnie Greco says they were able to seize massive amounts of heroin, prescription drugs, crack cocaine, meth and much more.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has launched a statewide campaign to educate Louisiana patients and families on how to use available health information technology. DHH Secretary Kathy Kliebert says the campaign is called “Your Health in Your Hands”…:
cut 12 (08) “health care cost”
She says the website makemyhealth-dot-me contains information about how to request copies of medical records and how to use them to improve your health.
The High Court is hearing the case of a man who’s been imprisoned at Angola for a murder he committed when he was a teenager where his lawyers are arguing the man deserves a new sentencing. 51 years ago, Henry Montgomery shot and killed an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy when he was 17. The lawyers claim a 2012 ruling by the US Supreme Court banning life sentences for juveniles means their client should get parole..